The Selling of the Pentagon

The Selling of the Pentagon

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 23, 1971

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Selling of the Pentagon

Production Companies

CBS Productions

Director

Peter Davis

Description

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.