Firestone and the Warlord

Synopsis

The untold story of The Firestone Tire Company, Charles Taylor, and the forgotten tragedy of Liberia.

Details

Director

Marcela Gaviria

Release

November 18, 2014

Status

Released

Runtime

1h 24m

Where to watch

Streaming data by JustWatch

Cast

• Jon Lee Anderson

  Self - Reporter
• Samuel K. Doe

  Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)
• Charles Taylor

  Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)
• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

  Self - President of Liberia
• James K. Bishop

  Self - Former US Ambassador to Liberia
• Elizabeth Blunt

  Self - BBC Reporter
• John Chapman

  Self - Former Firestone Employee
• Sarah Childress

  Self - Reporter
• Edwin Cisco

  Self - Official, Firestone Workers Union
• Herman J. Cohen

  Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State
• Peter John De Vos

  Self - US Ambassador to Liberia (archive footage)
• Elwood Dunn

  Self - Historian

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