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Firestone and the Warlord

2014· 1h 24m

Documentary

Directed by Marcela Gaviria

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Where to watch

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel

Overview

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

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

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