American Umpire

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American Umpire

Since the end of World War II, the United States acted as the world's policeman. Does it have to forever?

AMERICAN UMPIRE, a thought-provoking documentary about U.S. foreign policy, chronicles how the United States became the world's policeman and questions how long the U.S. must continue to play this role. Narrated by Jim Lehrer, formerly of The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,and written by award-winning historian Elizabeth Cobbs, the film explores the history of American military intervention and the future of America's military commitment abroad. AMERICAN UMPIRE combines archival footage with candid interviews from former secretaries of state George Shultz, Madeleine Albright and Condoleeza Rice; General Jim Mattis and Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Nobel Prize winner Michael Spence; Pulitzer Prize winner David Kennedy; and eight scholars from around the world.

Release Date

2016-09-15

Year

2016

Duration

56m

Status

Released

Score

8.00

Cast

Jim Lehrer

Jim Lehrer

Narrator

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George Shultz

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

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Elizabeth Cobbs

Madeleine Albright

Madeleine Albright