The Selling of the Pentagon

Name: The Selling of the Pentagon
Director: Peter Davis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1971-02-23
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8
Cast: Roger Mudd, Robert Stack, John Wayne, Jack Webb

1971

Documentary

Director: Peter Davis

Writer: Peter Davis

Overview

"The Selling of the Pentagon" was an important documentary aired in primetime on CBS on 23 February 1971. The aim of this film, produced by Peter Davis, was to examine the increasing utilization and cost to the taxpayers of public relations activities by the military-industrial complex in order to shape public opinion in favor of the military.