“What’s so special about the War Room?” asked a CNN reporter. “It’s special,” said George Stephanopoulos, “because you’re not allowed to go in there.” Named after the off-limits command centre at the hub of Bill Clinton’s successful bid for the US presidency, The War Room follows the campaign through the eyes of two of its “generals”, communications director George Stephanopoulos and senior strategist James Carville. It is an honest, witty and revealing look at how these two men and their determined nucleus of collaborators revolutionised presidential campaigning and orchestrated one of the greatest political upsets in American history.
- Year:
- 1993
- Runtime:
- 96 min.
- Country:
- USA
- Director:
- Chris Hegedus, D. A. Pennebaker
- Dir. of Photography:
- Nick Doob, D. A. Pennebaker, Kevin Rafferty
- Editor:
- Chris Hegedus, Erez Laufer, D. A. Pennebaker
- Cast:
- James Carville, George Stephanopoulos
- Production:
- R. J. Cutler, Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker
- Sales:
- Jane Balfour Services
- Festivals:
- Toronto 1993, New York 1993, Berlinale 1994
Schedule:
11.11.2016
20:30
Kino Lumière (K2)
About the Director:
Chris Hegedus
Chris Hegedus (1952, USA) is a documentarist, long–time associate and lifetime partner of D. A. Pennebaker. She studied photography and experimental film. For her film, Startup.com (2001), she won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary award from the Directors Guild of America.
About the Director:
D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker (1925, Evanston, IL, USA) is a filmmaker, pioneer of direct cinema and one of the most distinguished kronikárov America’s modern social and cultural life. He created several cult music films such as Dont Look Back (1967) or Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1973). In 2013 he won Honorary Award from the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his lifetime achievement.