Movie
Lions for Lambs
Overview
Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter, detailing a strategy for victory in Afghanistan; two special forces ambushed on an Afghani ridge await rescue as Taliban forces close in; a poli-sci professor at a California college invites a student to re-engage.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-10-22
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Wildwood Enterprises, Andell Entertainment, Brat Na Pont Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Janine Roth
- Tom Cruise as Senator Jasper Irving
- Robert Redford as Dr. Stephen Malley
- Andrew Garfield as Todd Hayes
- Michael Peña as Ernest Rodriguez
- Derek Luke as Arian Finch
- Peter Berg as Wirey Pink
- Kevin Dunn as ANX Editor
- Christopher May as Soldier
- Larry Bates as Soldier
- David Pease as Soldier
- Heidi Janson as Soldier
Crew
- Robert Redford - Director
- Matthew Michael Carnahan - Writer
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