Death in the West

Death in the West

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 9, 1976

Runtime

0h 32m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Death in the West

Director

Martin Smith

Description

A documentary filmed by reporter Peter Taylor with interviews both of Phillip Morris executives and of cowboys in the American west. Taylor contrasts the executives' noncommittal answers to the question of cigarettes being harmful with the stories of men who smoked cigarettes and are now dying of lung cancer and emphysema. The film was removed from circulation after a lawsuit from Phillip Morris, but is now available to watch.