War Machine (film)

War Machine
War Machine
	Film poster
Directed by	David Michôd
Written by	David Michôd
Based on	The Operators; by Michael Hastings
Produced by	Brad Pitt; Dede Gardner; Jeremy Kleiner; Ted Sarandos; Ian Bryce;
Starring	Brad Pitt; Anthony Michael Hall; Anthony Hayes; Topher Grace; Will Poulter; Tilda Swinton; Ben Kingsley;
Cinematography	Dariusz Wolski
Edited by	Peter Sciberras
Music by	Nick Cave; Warren Ellis;
Production; companies	Plan B Entertainment; Blue-Tongue Films;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	May 24, 2017 (High Street Phoenix); May 26, 2017 (United States);
Running time	122 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million

War Machine is a 2017 American satirical war comedy film written and directed by David Michôd and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Anthony Hayes, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley. Based on the nonfiction book The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan by Michael Hastings, it is a fictionalized version of the events in the book based on United States Army General Stanley McChrystal.^[2]

The film was released on Netflix on May 26, 2017.

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