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Title: Wag The Dog


Date: 1997
Type: Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Robert Deniro / Barry Levinson

Comment
In the run up to the presidential elections, the current president is exposed in the media for his affair with a woman. Robert DeNiro and Anne Heche are White House aides that enlist the help of movie producer Dustin Hoffman to "create" a war in Albania to distract the public and help the president win the election.

Actors

Dustin HoffmanDustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiroRobert DeNiro
Anne HecheAnne Heche
Kirsten DunstKirsten Dunst
William H MacyWilliam H Macy
Woody HarrelsonWoody Harrelson
Willie Nelson

Oscars

Nomination - Best actor - Dustin Hoffman

Wag The Dog