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An Unlikely Weapon (2008)
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85 min | Documentary

An Unlikely Weapon (2008)

Not Rated

85 min | Documentary

In 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war. The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer, but...See moreIn 1968, in 1/500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief, General Nygoc Loan, shooting a Vietcong guerrilla point blank. Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam war. The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer, but Eddie was haunted by the man he had vilified. He would say, "Two lives were destroyed that day, the victim's and the general." Other's would say three lives were destroyed. Eddie Adams, like most artists, was tortured by his need for perfection. Nothing he did ever satisfied him. He carved out many careers shooting covers for Life, Time, and even Penthouse. Yet, somehow, he was always pulled back into documenting wars, 13 all together. Finally he hit the wall and couldn't take it anymore. He began shooting celebrities because "It doesn't take anything from you." Eddie was comfortable with kings and coal miners. During his time with Parade magazines he photographed Clint Eastwood, Louis Armstrong, Mother Teresa, and Pope John Paul. Written by Isaac Hagy See less

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15 cast members

Name	Known for
Eddie Adams Self Self See fewer	Caligula (1979)
Marc Anthony Self Self See fewer	Man on Fire (2004)
Peter Arnett Self Self See fewer	15 Minutes (2001)
Tom Brokaw Self Self See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Bill Clinton Self Self See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Bill Eppridge Self Self See fewer	CBS News Special Report: The Shooting of Robert F. Kennedy (1968)
Peter Jennings Self Self See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Kerry Kennedy Self Self See fewer	Ripple of Hope Awards (2016)
David Hume Kennerly Self Self See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Gordon Parks Self Self See fewer	The Learning Tree (1969)
Thi Kim Phuc Phan Self Self See fewer	Kim Phuc: The Princess of Tay Ninh (2014)
Morley Safer Self Self See fewer	Morning Glory (2010)
Rod Steiger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Kiefer Sutherland Narrator Narrator See fewer	24 (2001)
Tracey Ullman Self Self See fewer	The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)