Episode
60 Minutes: Enemy of the State, The F-35, Cate Blanchett
Overview
Businessman Bill Browder says his life has been threatened as a result of his claims of corruption in the Russian government. . David Martin gets an inside look at what makes the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter the most expensive weapons system in history . Lesley Stahl profiles Cate Blanchett, who is famous for morphing into her roles, but says that each time she worries she won?t pull it off.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2014-02-16
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Enemy of the State, The F-35, Cate Blanchett is Episode 21 in Season 46 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2014-02-16. The runtime is 44 min.
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