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Why We Fight

2005 film by Eugene Jarecki
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Why We Fight

Summary

Why We Fight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Why We Fight received the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary[3].
  • Why We Fight's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Why We Fight was directed by Eugene Jarecki[5].
  • Eugene Jarecki wrote the screenplay for Why We Fight[6].
  • Why We Fight's composer is recorded as Robert Miller[7].
  • Why We Fight's genre is documentary film[8].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Joseph Cirincione[9].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Richard Perle[10].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Chalmers Johnson[11].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was John McCain[12].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Joseph Stalin[13].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Condoleezza Rice[14].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Ruhollah Khomeini[15].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Lyndon B. Johnson[16].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was George H. W. Bush[17].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was George W. Bush[18].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Frank Capra[19].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Bill Clinton[20].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Dwight D. Eisenhower[21].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was John F. Kennedy[22].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Richard Nixon[23].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Ronald Reagan[24].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Osama bin Laden[25].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Dick Cheney[26].
  • A cast member of Why We Fight was Harry S. Truman[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Why We Fight was directed by Eugene Jarecki[5]. Eugene Jarecki wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Joseph Cirincione[9], Richard Perle[10], Chalmers Johnson[11], John McCain[12], Joseph Stalin[13], and Condoleezza Rice[14].

Publication

Why We Fight was released on January 1, 2005[28]. Original languages include English[29] and Arabic[30]. Its genre is documentary film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

Why We Fight's main subject is military–industrial complex[32].

Reception

Why We Fight received the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary[3]. Its review score is recorded as 68/100[33].

Why It Matters

Why We Fight ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (167 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did Why We Fight receive?

Honors received include Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary[3].

Related Entities

Bill Clinton Canada Colin Powell Condoleezza Rice Dan Rather Dick Cheney Dwight D. Eisenhower film France Frank Capra George H. W. Bush George W. Bush Harry S. Truman John F. Kennedy John McCain Joseph Stalin Lyndon B. Johnson Netflix Osama bin Laden Paul Wolfowitz Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan Ruhollah Khomeini Saddam Hussein United Kingdom United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 436971
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 436971, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 75499
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 75499, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2005-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Eugene Jarecki
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English, Arabic
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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