Name: All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-11-04
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: I. F. Stone, Chris Hedges, Leslie Moonves, Jeff Cohen, Matt Taibbi

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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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Directed by: Fred Peabody
Produced by: Peter Raymont, Jeff Cohen, Andrew Munger
Music by: Mark Korven

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November 4, 2016 · 1 h 31 min · Documentary

Released: November 4, 2016
Runtime: 1 h 31 min
Genres: Documentary
Original language: English
Made in: Canada
Available in: 4 countries

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In the United States, All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. It also streams in 3 other countries.

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (9 of 10) and character depth (8 of 10) more than on its plot.