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The U.S. vs. John Lennon

Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.

This documentary takes a look at John Lennon's problems in the U.S., particularly after he started campaigning against the Vietnam War. President Nixon considered him an enemy of the state and threw the CIA at him, which generally made his life unpleasant. He staged several media-friendly stunts to raise publicity for his views, and generally annoy the establishment.

99 minutes, Parental Guidance
Biographical, Documentary, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and a host of interviewees.
Director	David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
Screenplay	David Leaf, John Scheinfeld
Music	John Lennon
Cinematography	James Mathers
Editing	Peter S. Lynch II
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2006
Produced by	Authorized Pictures, LSL Productions, Lions Gate Films, VH1 Rock Docs
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarZane Henry	10
Die BurgerMariana Malan	10
Cape TimesSam Adams	10
iAfrica.comRebekah Kendal	15
The CitizenAnnette Bayne	16
24.comJean Barker	5
International Media
BBC (UK)Stella Papamichael	10
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	13
Rolling Stone (US)Peter Travers	15
Metacritic.com26 critics	13
RottenTomatoes.com89 critics	13
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer	15
Internet (IMDB)1530 Netizens	15

Average .. 62%	12

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