American Umpire (2016)
Since the end of World War II, the United States acted as the world's policeman. Does it have to forever?
58 min
AMERICAN UMPIRE, a thought-provoking documentary about U.S. foreign policy, chronicles how the United States became the world's policeman and questions how long the U.S. must continue to play this role. Narrated by Jim Lehrer, formerly of The MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour,and written by award-winning historian Elizabeth Cobbs, the film explores the history of American military intervention and the future of America's military commitment abroad. AMERICAN UMPIRE combines archival footage with candid interviews from former secretaries of state George Shultz, Madeleine Albright and Condoleeza Rice; General Jim Mattis and Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan; Nobel Prize winner Michael Spence; Pulitzer Prize winner David Kennedy; and eight scholars from around the world.
- Release date
- September 15, 2016
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Elizabeth Cobbs as Self - Host
- Madeleine Albright as Self
- Nicole Bacharan as Self
- Shane Bailey as Little Leaguer
- Meena Bose as Self
- Tex Brashear as George Washington
- Joe Camacho as Umpire
- Michael A. Cohen as Self
- Karl Eikenberry as Self
- Andy Enright as Coach
Crew
- James Shelley · Director
- Elizabeth Cobbs · Writer
- Elizabeth Cobbs · Producer
- James Shelley · Producer
- Elizabeth Lim · Composer
- Rich Underwood · Cinematographer
- Glenn Takakjian · Editor