The Prosecution of an American President (2012)

Name: The Prosecution of an American President
Genre: Documentary, History, War & Politics
Released: 2012-10-05

1h 41m

Running Time

Plot.

This electrifying film documents the efforts of Vincent Bugliosi, one of our nation's foremost prosecutors, as he presents his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq because he deliberately took our nation to war under false pretenses. Based on Bugliosi's New York Times bestseller, the movie discloses shocking hidden details of how Bush and his people systematically lied to Congress and the country. He shows incontrovertible evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rice, et al committed a monumental crime under our constitution and the laws of this land. He leads us through a legal understanding of what is needed to bring a formal prosecution, setting the stage for what would be the biggest and most important trial in U.S. history.

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Cast & Crew.

Vincent Bugliosi

Self / Book

Elizabeth de la Vega

Self

George W. Bush

Self

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Alan Ides

Self

David J. Burke

Director

Dave Hagen

Director

Kenneth Lampl

Composer

Brian Singbiel

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 5, 2012

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 41m

Budget
$500,000

Genres
Documentary History War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-04-08

This Movie Is About.

war on terror

post 9/11

Wiki.

The Prosecution of an American President is a 2012 American documentary film about the Iraq War directed by Dave Hagen and David J. Burke. Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi outlines his legal case for prosecution of George W. Bush for deliberately starting the war under false pretenses, misleading America over Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, and falsely blaming Iraq for the 9/11 attacks. Noted attorney Alan Dershowitz also comments.

The film is based on the 2008 book The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder by Bugliosi, a former Los Angeles deputy district attorney. Bugliosi also testified in 2008 to the House Judiciary Committee on Bush's alleged crimes. The film documents Bugliosi as he presents to a UCLA law classroom his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the deaths of over 4,000 American soldiers and 100,000 Iraqi civilians as a result of the invasion and war.