The war room [videorecording (Blu-ray)] / Pennebaker Associates Inc. and McEttinger Films present ; a film by by Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker ; producers, R.J. Cutler, Wendy Ettinger, Frazer Pennebaker.
Format:
[videorecording (Blu-ray)] /
Edition:
Director-approved Blu-ray special ed.
Publisher:
The Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([14] p. : ill. ; 16 cm.)
With: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, Bill Clinton, Heather Beckel, Paul Begala, Bob Boorstin, Michael Donnilon, Jeff Eller, Stan Greenberg, Mandy Grunwald, Harold Ickes, Mickey Kantor, Mary Matalin, Mitchell Schwartz. Originally released as a documentary in 1993. Blu-ray release date: Mar. 20, 2012. Special features: Return of the War room, a 2008 documentary ; Making "The war room," a conversation between the filmmakers ; panel discussion hosted by the William J. Clinton Foundation ; interview with Stanley Greenberg on the increasing importance of polling ; a booklet featuring an essay by writer Louis Menand.
Summary:
The 1992 presidential election was a triumph not only for Bill Clinton but also for the new breed of strategists who guided him to the White House and changed the face of politics in the process. For this thrilling, behind-closed-doors account of that campaign, the filmmakers closely followed the brainstorming and bull sessions of Clinton's crack team of consultants. Fleet-footed and entertaining, this is a vivid document of a political moment whose truths still ring in our ears.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.