Bibliograph

The U.S. vs John Lennon, VH1 rockDocs ; Authorized Pictures ; Lionsgate and VH1 present a film by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; written and directed by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; produced by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld

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Label

The U.S. vs John Lennon, VH1 rockDocs ; Authorized Pictures ; Lionsgate and VH1 present a film by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; written and directed by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; produced by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some strong language, violent images, and drug references

Main title

The U.S. vs John Lennon

Oclc number

76971527

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Originally produced as an American documentary in 2006

Responsibility statement

VH1 rockDocs ; Authorized Pictures ; Lionsgate and VH1 present a film by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; written and directed by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld ; produced by David Leaf & John Scheinfeld

Runtime

Summary

Artist. Humanitarian. National threat. In 1971, after the breakup of the Beatles, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York, where they became increasingly visible figures on the antiwar left. Lennon and Ono's involvement in a benefit concert for an imprisoned activist in Ann Arbor, Mich. made national news, and drew Lennon and Ono into the orbit of prominent anti-war activists, and of presidential candidate George McGovern. Nixon responded by putting the pair under constant surveillance, aided by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI. Strom Thurmond suggesting that Lennon's career as an antiwar celebrity spokesman could be derailed by revoking his temporary visa and getting him deported to England. This documentary looks at that right-wing attempt to have John Lennon deported as an "undesirable alien, " and his long battle with immigration authorities

Table Of Contents

Setting the stage -- Growing up -- Unpopular war -- Total communication -- Honeymooners -- Bed peace -- Give peace a chance -- Impacting the White House -- War is over, if you want it -- Dreamer -- John and Yoko in NYC -- Tools against the government -- Song for John Sinclair -- Monitoring the opposition -- Aggressive steps -- Harassing the Lennons -- Nutopia -- Challenging case -- Facing forward -- Improper interference -- Great news -- Beautiful boy -- Sudden tragedy -- Worldwide messageSpecial features : Bonus footage: Becoming John Lennon -- Power to the people -- Dissent vs. disloyalty -- Then and now -- Walter Cronkite meets The Beatles -- 'Two virgins' album cover -- "Sometime in New York" -- "Imagine" -- One to One benefit concert -- Yoko Ono Lennon's letter to the parole board (54 min.) ; Theatrical trailer (2 min.) ; DVD-ROM features [requires a DVD-ROM drive, Internet access, and Web browser] ; Also available from Lionsgate [previews] (8 min.)

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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