---
title: 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Leaf'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-us-vs-john-lennon-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478049/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

2006 · 99 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 American documentary film about John Lennon's transformation from member of the Beatles to anti-war activist opposing the reelection of Richard Nixon as president in 1972. The film also details the attempts by the Nixon administration to deport Lennon from the US to end his anti-war and anti-Nixon campaigns. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in New York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had a nationwide release on 29 September. A soundtrack composed of John Lennon tracks was released by Capitol Records and EMI on 26 September 2006.

## Credits

- **Original Music Composer:** [John Lennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lennon)
- **Director:** [David Leaf](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-leaf)

## Cast

- [George McGovern](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mcgovern)
- [David Peel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-peel)
- [Geraldo Rivera](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldo-rivera)
- [John Lennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lennon)
- [Walter Cronkite](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-cronkite)
- [Mario Cuomo](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-cuomo)
- [Angela Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-davis)
- [Ron Kovic](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-kovic)
- [Bobby Seale](https://cinepixo.com/people/bobby-seale)
- [Richard Nixon](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-nixon)
- [Gore Vidal](https://cinepixo.com/people/gore-vidal)
- [Carl Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-bernstein)
- [Yoko Ono](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-ono)
- [Tariq Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/tariq-ali)

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Official site: http://www.theusversusjohnlennon.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-us-vs-john-lennon-2006
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