All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

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2016
1h 31m
7.6(17 votes)
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Overview

Vancouver-based filmmaker and TV news veteran Fred Peabody explores the life and legacy of the maverick American journalist I.F. Stone, whose long one-man crusade against government deception lives on in the work of such contemporary filmmakers and journalists as Laura Poitras, Glenn Greenwald, David Corn, and Matt Taibbi.

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Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada
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Cast & Crew

46 members
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I. F. Stone

Self - Investigative Journalist (archive footage)

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Chris Hedges

Self - Former Correspondent, The New York Times

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Leslie Moonves

Self - President of CBS (voice) (archive footage)

Leslie Moonves
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Jeff Cohen

Self - Founding Director, Park Center for Independent Media

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Matt Taibbi

Self - Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone Magazine

Matt Taibbi
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John Carlos Frey

Self - Independent Journalist

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Colin Powell

Self (archive footage)

Colin Powell
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Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger
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Ralph Nader

Self - Author and Political Activist

Ralph Nader
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Amy Goodman

Self - Host and Executive Producer, Democracy Now!

Amy Goodman
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Jeremy Scahill

Self - Co-founder, The Intercept

Jeremy Scahill
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Erin McLaughlin

Self - Reporter, CNN (archive footage)

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Glenn Greenwald

Self - Co-founder, The Intercept

Glenn Greenwald
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Edward Snowden

Self (archive footage)

Edward Snowden
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Laura Poitras

Self - Co-founder, The Intercept (archive footage)

Laura Poitras
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Carl Bernstein

Self - Investigative Journalist - Co-author, All the President's Men

Carl Bernstein
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Noam Chomsky

Self - Professor Emeritus, MIT

Noam Chomsky
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Nermeen Shaikh

Self - Senior Producer and Co-host - Democracy Now!

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Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Self - Independent Journalist

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Lori Baker

Self - Forensic Archaeologist

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Jeremy J. Stone

Self - Son of I. F. Stone

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Myra MacPherson

Self - Author of 'All Governments Lie! The Life and Times of Rebel Journalist I. F. Stone'

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Dick Cavett

Self

Dick Cavett
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Tom Engelhardt

Self - Founder, TomDispatch.com

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David Corn

Self - Mother Jones Magazine

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Ari Fleischer

Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage)

Ari Fleischer
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Mitt Romney

Self (archive footage)

Mitt Romney
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Dick Cheney

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cheney
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Condoleezza Rice

Self (archive footage)

Condoleezza Rice
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Cenk Uygur

Self - Host, The Young Turks

Cenk Uygur
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Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton
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Ana Kasparian

Self, The Young Turks

Ana Kasparian
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Paul Ramirez

Self - Retired County Judge, Texas

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Esther Kaplan

Self - The Nation Institute

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George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush
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Desmond Cole

Self

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Tom Ewell

Richard Sherman (archive footage)

Tom Ewell
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Dustin Hoffman

Carl Bernstein (archive footage)

Dustin Hoffman
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Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jennings
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Marilyn Monroe

The Girl (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe
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Michael Moore

Self - Independent Filmmaker

Michael Moore
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Barack Obama

Self (archive footage)

Barack Obama
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Michelle Obama

Self (archive footage)

Michelle Obama
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Jason Robards

Ben Bradlee (archive footage)

Jason Robards
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Donald Trump

Self (archive footage)

Donald Trump
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Kevin Spacey

Verbal (archive footage)

Kevin Spacey

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