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A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."

Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   358 votes
Director:
Jonathan Demme
Writer (WGA):
Jonathan Demme (written by)
Release Date:
15 August 2008 (UK) more
Plot:
A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A boring attempt about a boring ex-president. more

Cast

 (Credited cast)
Menachem Begin ... Himself (archive footage)
Wolf Blitzer ... Himself

Johnny Carson ... Himself (archive footage)
Amy Carter ... Herself (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter ... Himself
Lillian Carter ... Herself (archive footage)
Rosalynn Carter ... Herself
Alan M. Dershowitz ... Himself
Terry Gross ... Herself
Elizabeth Hayes ... Herself

Larry King ... Himself

Jay Leno ... Himself

Edward Norton ... Himself
Diane Rehm ... Herself
Charlie Rose ... Himself
Anwar Sadat ... Himself (archive footage)
Tavis Smiley ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Man from Plains (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some thematic elements and brief disturbing images.
Runtime:
Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:125 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-11-03)" (2007) more

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2 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
A boring attempt about a boring ex-president., 27 March 2008
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Author: drew23 (Shelman23@gmail.com) from S. Lake Tahoe, CA

Forget the subject matter, this movie is boring as hell. You want to see some good documentary's? Try watching the excellent "The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara" or another great film called "Why We Fight!" I realize he is an ex-president, but if this (the Documentary) was around any other person it would be considered trash and would have never seen the light of day. What's worse is that it is directed by the extremely talented Oscar winning ("Silence of the Lambs") director Johnathan Demme. Anyway don't watch this especially if you really don't like ho-hum documentaries. It almost seems like everything he says just doesn't matter. It's like people put up with him because he is an ex-president and he at least deserves the respect from the office he once held. However it's like people are saying oh "let him talk, he won't be around much longer." It reminds me of how people stare at the homeless man on the corner then forget about it as soon as you go by. I don't know anything about what he did or didn't do as president, but from a plain (no pun intended) movie/documentary standpoint this was one of the worst I've seen. Don't bother watching this unless you are a die hard Jimmy Carter fan or like to watch every single documentary ever made. Skip this and watch the other two I recommended.

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