The command center

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Movie
German title The command center
Original title The War Room
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1993
length 96 minutes
Rod
Director Chris Hegedus ,
DA Pennebaker
production RJ Cutler ,
Wendy Ettinger
Frazer Pennebaker
music Joshua Abrams
camera Tom Bergmann
cut Chris Hegedus,
DA Pennebaker

The command center (original title: The War Room ) is an American documentary from 1993 by Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker about Bill Clinton's presidential election in 1992. The film was released on December 5, 1993 in American theaters. In Germany, the film was shown for the first time at the Berlinale on February 13, 1994.

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Filmmakers Chris Hegedus and DA Pennebaker joined Bill Clinton's campaign staff in 1992, beginning with the New Hampshire Primaries until the day after the election. They focus on two staff members: On the one hand James Carville , who is nicknamed Ragin ' Cajun ( angry Cajun ), on the other hand the communications manager George Stephanopoulos , both of whom are campaign strategists in the front row. Through the film, the viewer learns a lot about Clinton's ideals and methods.

Awards

The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Documentary " at the 66th Academy Awards.

reception

The command center received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes , the movie has a 95% rating based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1 / 10.

Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman subsumed the 1993 film as saying, The Command Center is a boisterous celebration of clean tricks .

In The Austin Chronicle , Marjorie Baumgarten wrote, Part Drama, Part Citizenship Class, Part Entertainment, the film keeps our curiosity alive, even despite the fleeting knowledge of how things played out .

Individual evidence

  1. a b The War Room. In: The Austin Chronicle. November 26, 1993. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
  2. ^ The Academy Awards 1994. In: oscars.org. Retrieved January 16, 2019 .
  3. The command center at Rotten Tomatoes (English)Template: Rotten Tomatoes / Maintenance / Wikidata name different from the page name
  4. ^ The War Room. In: Entertainment Weekly. December 10, 1993, accessed January 16, 2019 .

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