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WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

IMDb ID: tt0402577 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.7 (459 votes)

Genres: Documentary

There were two wars in Iraq--a military assault and a media war. The former was well-covered; the latter was not. Until now... Independent filmmaker, Emmy-award winningTV journalist, author and media critic, Danny Schechter turns ...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Canada: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (English)
United Kingdom: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Ireland: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (English)
India: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (English)
New Zealand: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (English)
United States: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
South Africa: WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (English)
Croatia: Oružje masovne prevare (Festival Title)
Greece: Όπλα μαζικής εξαπάτησης (Festival Title)
Όπλα μαζικής εξαπάτησηςRelease Date2004-06-17Runtime98 minutesMetascore60IMDb Popularity0User Reviews10Critic Reviews10Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsmedia
wmd
interview
pentagon
militaryFilming LocationsUSAProduction CompaniesGlobalvisionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402577/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0402577.jpgUpdated At2025-10-03T14:52:19

Stars

Peter Arnett
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Maurice Hinchey
Nicholas Johnson
David Marr
Bill O'Reilly
Dan Rather
Tim Robbins
Donald Rumsfeld

Directors

Danny Schechter

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Peter Arnett | Character: Self
Actor: George W. Bush | Character: Self
Actor: Dick Cheney | Character: Self
Actor: Maurice Hinchey | Character: Self
Actor: Nicholas Johnson | Character: Self
Actor: David Marr | Character: Self
Actor: Bill O'Reilly | Character: Self
Actor: Dan Rather | Character: Self
Actor: Tim Robbins | Character: Narrator
Actor: Donald Rumsfeld | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Danny Schechter | Role: Director

[Producers Group]
Name: Cristian Bettler | Role: Producer
Name: Barbara Kopple | Role: Producer
Name: Anna B. Pizarro | Role: Producer
Name: Danny Schechter | Role: Producer
Name: Anant Singh | Role: Producer

[Editing Group]
Name: David Chai | Role: Editor

[Additional Crew]
Name: Cristian Bettler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shilpi Gupta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna B. Pizarro | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402577/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: June 17, 2004 (Nantucket Film Festival)
United States: July 10, 2004 (Dallas Video Festival)
United States: October 14, 2004 (Austin Film Festival)
Denmark: November 8, 2004 (CPH:DOX)
United States: December 3, 2004 (limited)
Japan: January 25, 2005 (TV premiere)
Croatia: February 2005 (ZagrebDox)
Czech Republic: April 27, 2005 (One World Film Festival)
Brazil: October 21, 2005 (São Paulo International Film Festival)
Greece: October 14, 2007 (Panorama of European Cinema)

Awards

Winner | 2004 | Austin Film Festival | Documentary Film Award | Best Documentary Feature | Danny Schechter, WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception
Nominee | 2005 | ZagrebDox | Big Stamp | International Competition | Danny Schechter, WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception

Box Office

Domestic: USD 30210
Period: Feb 11 – 13, 2005 | Rank: 114 | Weeks in release: 11 | Theaters: 2 | Gross to date: USD 27301 | Interval gross: USD 761 | Per theater average: USD 380
Period: Feb 4 – 6, 2005 | Rank: 82 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 26540 | Interval gross: USD 4698 | Per theater average: USD 1174
Period: Dec 24 – 26, 2004 | Rank: 98 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 21841 | Interval gross: USD 314 | Per theater average: USD 104
Period: Dec 10 – 12, 2004 | Rank: 68 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 4 | Gross to date: USD 14612 | Interval gross: USD 8480 | Per theater average: USD 2120
Period: Dec 3 – 5, 2004 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 4216 | Interval gross: USD 4216 | Per theater average: USD 1405

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