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The Panama Deception

  • 1992
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.2K
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George H.W. Bush and Manuel Antonio Noriega in The Panama Deception (1992)
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A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.

  • Director
    • Barbara Trent
  • Writer
    • David Kasper
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Maxwell Thurman
    • Pete Williams
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Barbara Trent
    • Writer
      • David Kasper
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Montgomery
      • Maxwell Thurman
      • Pete Williams
    • 22User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast71

    Elizabeth Montgomery
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Self - Narrator (English version)
    • (voice)
    Maxwell Thurman
    • Self - Commander of Southern Command
    • (as Gen. Maxwell Thurman)
    Pete Williams
    Pete Williams
    • Self - Pentagon Spokesman
    Guillermo Ford
    Guillermo Ford
    • Self - Vice President of Panama
    Michael Parenti
    • Self - Author and Professor
    Mark Hertsgaard
    • Self - Author and Journalist
    Valerie Van Isler
    • Self - International Journalist, WBAI
    Ramsey Clark
    • Self - Former U.S. Attorney General
    Humberto Brown
    • Self - Former Panamanian Diplomat
    José de Jesús Martínez
    • Self - Author and Professor
    • (as Jose De Jesus Martinez)
    Peter Kornbluh
    Peter Kornbluh
    • Self - Senior Analyst: National Security Archive
    Doug Vaughan
    • Self - Investigative Journalist
    Robert Matthews
    • Self - New York University
    • (as Prof. Robert Matthews)
    Peter Dale Scott
    • Self - Author and Professor
    Gavrielle Gemma
    • Self - Director: Independent Commission of Inquiry
    David MacMichael
    • Self - Former CIA Analyst
    Sabina Virgo
    • Self - US National Labour Organizer
    Ashton Bancroft
    • Self - President: Refugee Committee
    • Director
      • Barbara Trent
    • Writer
      • David Kasper
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Quotes
      • Charles Rangel: You would think from the video clips that we have seen, that this whole thing was just a Mardi Gras, that the people in Panama were just jumping up and down with glee.
    • Connections
      Featured in What Really Happened on September 11th: Moral and Spiritual Challenges (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Bomba de Navidad
      Written by Louie Ramirez
      Performed by Ismael Rivera
      Courtesy of VEV Publishing-Sonido, Inc.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 31, 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • EmpowermentProject.org
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Panama Deception: Exposing the Cover Up!
    • Production companies
      • Empowerment Project
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Rhino Home Video
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $309,596
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $6,563
      • Aug 2, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $309,596
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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