The War Room

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The War Room ★★★ 1993 (PG)

Eye opening, sometimes disturbing documentary presents a behind the scenes peek at what really goes on during a Presidential campaign. When filming began in June ‘92 Bill Clinton was an unknown political quantity and advisors George Stephanopoulous and James Carville were masterminding his campaign. The “War Room” refers to the building in Little Rock where they struggled to organize a small army of volunteers into a winning team. Highlights include the Democratic National Convention, the North Carolina leg of Clinton's campaign bus tour, three Presidential debates, and the week leading up to election night. 93m/C VHS, DVD. D: Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker; C: D.A. Pennebaker, Kevin Rafferty. Natl. Bd. of Review ‘93: Feature Doc.