Kill the messenger, Focus Features presents ; a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Type
Label
Kill the messenger, Focus Features presents ; a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; language and drug content
Main title
Kill the messenger
Oclc number
900739439
Responsibility statement
Focus Features presents ; a Bluegrass Films production ; a film by Michael Cuesta ; executive producers, Peter Landesman, Pamela Abdy ; executive producers, Don Handfield, Michael Bederman ; produced by Scott Stuber, Naomi Despres, Jeremy Renner ; written by Peter Landesman ; directed by Michael Cuesta
Runtime
112
Summary
Gary Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets, and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Liotta, Ray
- Winstead, Mary Elizabeth
- Focus Features
- Despres, Naomi
- Kates, Brian A., 1972-
- Johnson, Nathan, 1976-
- Bluegrass Films
- Hedges, Lucas
- Vega, Paz, 1976-
- Bellows, Gil
- Cuesta, Michael, 1963-
- Stuber, Scott
- Webb, Gary, 1955-2004
- Close, Joshua, 1981-
- Handfield, Don
- Sheen, Michael
- Vazquez, Yul
- Bobbitt, Sean
- Futterman, Dan, 1967-
- Renner, Jeremy
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
- Schou, Nick
- Bederman, Michael
- Abdy, Pamela
- Nelson, Tim Blake
- Schiff, Richard, 1955-
- Landesman, Peter, 1965-
- Williams, Michael Kenneth
- Adams-Galligan, Kimberly, 1963-
- Patrick, Robert, 1958-
- DeWitt, Rosemarie
- Paino, John
- Garcia, Andy
- Pepper, Barry, 1970-
- Platt, Oliver
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