Firestone and the Warlord

The secret relationship between the American tire company Firestone and the infamous Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.

The untold story of The Firestone Tire Company, Charles Taylor, and the forgotten tragedy of Liberia.

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Firestone and the Warlord

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Jon Lee Anderson

Jon Lee Anderson

as Self - Reporter

as Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

as Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

as Self - President of Liberia

James K. Bishop

James K. Bishop

as Self - Former US Ambassador to Liberia

Elizabeth Blunt

Elizabeth Blunt

as Self - BBC Reporter

as Self - Former Firestone Employee

Sarah Childress

Sarah Childress

as Self - Reporter

as Self - Official, Firestone Workers Union

Herman J. Cohen

Herman J. Cohen

as Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State

Peter John De Vos

Peter John De Vos

as Self - US Ambassador to Liberia (archive footage)

as Self - Historian

Donald Emsminger

Donald Emsminger

as Self - Former Firestone Executive (archive footage)

as Self - Firestone Executive

as Self - American Ambassador

as Self - Narrator

as Self - Reporter

as Self - Former Liberian President

John T. Richardson

John T. Richardson

as Self - Former Advisor to Charles Taylor

as Self - Reporter

T. Christian Miller

T. Christian Miller

as Self - Reporter

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Chris Fournelle

Chris Fournelle

Post Production Supervisor

Rachel Beth Anderson

Rachel Beth Anderson

Camera Operator

Marcela Gaviria

Marcela Gaviria

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