Review of Live from Baghdad (2002) by Laurie E — 23 May 2007

Very compelling story of CNN?s coverage of the first night of the gulf war.

This review of Live from Baghdad (2002) was written by Laurie E on 23 May 2007.

Live from Baghdad has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jayson H (20) on 09 Jun 2007

It?s rather astonishing how the human psyche works, specifically the old additives ?you never know what you?ve got till it?s gone? and…

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By Tim C (1,157) on 10 Feb 2013

Great film of the 1991 CNN coverage of Operation Desert Storm..and what it took to get the live news from Baghdad ...a great HBO film…

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By Markus K (87) on 11 Sep 2009

Watching the war closing, slowly but surely approaching, was mesmerizing. Powerful movie, great story. Quality performances from everyone…

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By Ann D (219) on 11 Jun 2007

Decent made-for-cable movie about reporting in Baghdad during the Gulf War- and more generally, about the birth of 24-hour cable news networks…

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By Brandon K (542) on 10 Oct 2008

This was an effective film. It's exciting when you wouldn't expect it to be, and it's just plain interesting. CNN really did some astounding things…

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By Heather V (65) on 05 Apr 2008

Aside from HBC looking possibly more gorgeous than ever, this movie deserves major credit for truly capturing a moment in history that I remember…

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By Catherine R (164) on 15 Mar 2008

Je suis vraiment dans une phase films d'aventures-action-politico-exotique…

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By Abhishek H (45) on 06 Nov 2007

Totally my kind of movie. It was based on real events. I'm reading the book it was based on now…

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By Daniel O (558) on 12 Jul 2007

It was good. Shows a real vision of what happened in Irak. Not only the american point of view…

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