AMST114

Hollywood and the Political Thriller

This is a sample list of films used for this course in the past.
A complete list of films and supplementary documentaries will be announced at the beginning of the quarter.


Primary Colors (1998)
Director: Mike Nichols
Featuring: John Travolta, Emma Thompson

Nixon (1995)
Director: Oliver Stone
Featuring: Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen

Bulworth (1999)
Director/co-Writer: Warren Beatty
Featuring: Warren Beatty, Halle Berry

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Director: John Frankenheimer
Featuring: Frank Sinatra, Lawrence Harvey

Wag the Dog (1997)
Director: Barry Levinson
Featuring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert DeNiro

All The King's Men (1949)
Director: Robert Rossen
Featuring: Broderick Crawford, John Ireland

JFK (1991)
Director: Oliver Stone
Featuring: Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones

The Contender (2000)
Director: Rob Lurie
Featuring: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges

All The President's Men (1976)
Director: Alan Pakula
Featuring: Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman