Source: Film: The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478049/

Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.

Notes:

"Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. " --John Lennon

It wasn't perhaps as entertaining as I would have liked, but it was certainly educational, at least for someone like me who didn't know very much about these topics.

  • The political activism of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
  • The Vietnam War protests
  • Bed-ins. "Hair peace; bed peace"
  • "War is Over (If you want)"
  • The Black Panthers
  • F.B.I. surveillance of Lennon, illegal wiretapping.
  • President Nixon
  • An attempt by the administration to deport Lennon, which dragged on for years and ultimately failed, as Lennon become a legal permanent alien.
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