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Only the Dead

  • 2015
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 17m
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Only the Dead (2015)
Military DocumentaryBiographyDocumentaryHistoryWar

Australian journalist Michael Ware's experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after.Australian journalist Michael Ware's experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after.Australian journalist Michael Ware's experiences in Iraq during the 2003 war and after.

  • Directors
    • Bill Guttentag
    • Michael Ware
  • Writers
    • Michael Ware
    • Bill Guttentag
    • Justine A. Rosenthal
  • Stars
    • Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
    • Michael Ware
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    3.6K
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    • Directors
      • Bill Guttentag
      • Michael Ware
    • Writers
      • Michael Ware
      • Bill Guttentag
      • Justine A. Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
      • Michael Ware
    • 21User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
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    Michael Ware
    • Self - Narrator
    • Directors
      • Bill Guttentag
      • Michael Ware
    • Writers
      • Michael Ware
      • Bill Guttentag
      • Justine A. Rosenthal
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    • Quotes
      • Michael Ware: Certain dark chambers of the heart, once opened, can never be closed again. Or so a soldier wrote after serving here. I know this is what Zarqawi had done to so many of us, to the Americans, to the Iraqis, to me... showed us recesses in our souls we never knew we had.
    • Soundtracks
      Lonely Boy
      Performed The Black Keys
      Written by Dan Auerbach, Patrick J. Carney & Danger Mouse (as Brian Burton)
      Published by GAGA Music Publishing / Universal Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd
      Courtesy of Nonesuch Records, licensed by Warner Music Australia Pty Ltd

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 15, 2016 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • Iraq
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Only the Dead See the End of War
    • Filming locations
      • Iraq
    • Production companies
      • Penance Films
      • Wolfhound Pictures
      • Screen Australia
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 17m(77 min)
    • Color
      • Color

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