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The Killing of America is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Leonard Schrader released in USA on 13 february 1982 with Chuck Riley

The Killing of America (1981)

The Killing of America
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Released in USA 13 february 1982
Length 1h30
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Documentary,    Crime
Rating74% 3.742033.742033.742033.742033.74203

The Killing of America is a 1982 American documentary film directed by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader. The film was premiered in New York City in February 1982 and was recently shown at the 2013 Fantasia Festival.

Synopsis

The Killing of America focuses on what the director feels is the decline of the United States. It features interviews from Ed Dorris, a retired sergeant of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, as well as Los Angeles County Coroner Thomas Noguchi. The documentary also shows several interviews with convicted killers such as Sirhan Sirhan as well as footage of murders and news broadcasts.

Actors

Chuck Riley

(Narrator (voice))John Lennon

(Self (archive footage))Yoko Ono

(Self (archive footage))Ronald Reagan

(Self (archive footage))
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