The World According to Dick Cheney
2013 · Movie · TV-MA · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · 75% critics
This documentary examines how a young man with early setbacks rose through American politics to become an unusually powerful vice president. It looks at his convictions, influence, and controversial legacy through interviews, archival material, and political reflection.
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-01-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (10 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy political biographies with a measured tone, like Tyson or Belushi; Not for you if you want a hard-hitting exposé or deep policy analysis.
Pros: fair-minded portrait; fascinating political rise; strong interview access | Cons: limited depth; soft questioning; familiar material
Themes
- vice president
Cast & crew
Dick Cheney
as Self
Dennis Haysbert
as Narrator (voice)
Donald Rumsfeld
as Self
Tom Harkin
as Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
as Self (archive footage)
John Ashcroft
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Durbin
as Self (archive footage)
Tom Daschle
as Self (archive footage)
Carl Levin
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Greg Finton, R. J. Cutler