American Umpire 2016

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by: James Shelley
Release date: 2016-09-15
Runtime: 56 minutes
Tagline: Since the end of World War II, the United States acted as the world's policeman. Does it have to forever?
Cast:
Jim Lehrer
Jim Lehrer
Narrator 
George Shultz
George Shultz
 
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice
 
Elizabeth Cobbs
Elizabeth Cobbs