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American Radical: The Trials of Norman Finkelstein (2009)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 24M

Director : David Ridgen, Nicolas Rossier

Synopsis

About the life and work of controversial American Jewish academic Norman Finkelstein.

Actors

Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Self
Norman Finkelstein
Norman Finkelstein
Self
Richard Finkelstein
Richard Finkelstein
Self
Alan Dershowitz
Alan Dershowitz
Self (as Alan M. Dershowitz)
Musa Abu-Hashhash
Musa Abu-Hashhash
Self
Nidal Barham
Nidal Barham
Self
Raul Hilberg
Raul Hilberg
Self
John Mearsheimer
John Mearsheimer
Self
David Olesker
David Olesker
Self
Len Rudner
Len Rudner
Self
Avi Shlaim
Avi Shlaim
Self
Maxine Tsvaigrach
Maxine Tsvaigrach
Self

Crews

David Ridgen
David Ridgen
Director
Nicolas Rossier
Nicolas Rossier
Director
Nicolas Rossier
Nicolas Rossier
Writer
David Ridgen
David Ridgen
Writer
David Ridgen
David Ridgen
Producer
Nicolas Rossier
Nicolas Rossier
Producer
Judd Greenstein
Judd Greenstein
Original Music Composer
David Ridgen
David Ridgen
Director of Photography
Nicolas Rossier
Nicolas Rossier
Director of Photography
Cameron Clendaniel
Cameron Clendaniel
Editor

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