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Lions for Lambs
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
2007 · Directed by Robert Redford · 92 min · Action · Adventure · Drama · History · 8 frames
Tagline
If you don't STAND for something, you might FALL for anything.
Crew
- Written by: Matthew Michael Carnahan
- Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
- Edited by: Joe Hutshing
- Music: Mark Isham
- Production design: Jan Roelfs
- Produced by: Matthew Michael Carnahan, Andrew Hauptman, Tracy Falco, Robert Redford
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Janine Roth
- Tom Cruise as Senator Jasper Irving
- Robert Redford as Dr. Stephen Malley
- Andrew Garfield as Todd Hayes
- Michael Peña as Ernest Rodriguez
- Derek Luke as Arian Finch
- Peter Berg as Wirey Pink
- Kevin Dunn as ANX Editor
- Christopher May as Soldier
- Larry Bates as Soldier
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Wildwood Enterprises, Andell Entertainment, Brat Na Pont Productions, United Artists
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $64,811,540
- Themes: future, journalist, propaganda, war on terror, externally controlled action, manipulation, manipulation of the media, afghanistan, political negotiations, past
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