- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- October 9, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Sydney, Australia
- Died
- December 30, 2023
John Pilger
John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.
Filmography
movieThe Trust Fall: Julian Assange
2024 · Self
movieIthaka
2022 · Thanks
movieThe Dirty War on the NHS
2019 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Coming War on China
2016 · , Director, Writer
movieThe Occupation of the American Mind
2016 · Thanks
movieUtopia
2013 · Himself, Director
movieThe War You Don't See
2010 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer
movieThe War on Democracy
2007 · Self, Writer, Director
movieLefties: A Lot Of Balls
2006 · Self
movieStealing a Nation
2004 · Himself, Director, Writer
movieBreaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
2003 · Self, Director, Writer
moviePalestine Is Still the Issue
2003 · Self - Presenter, Writer
movieThe New Rulers of the World
2001 · , Presenter, Producer, Writer
moviePaying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
2000 · Self, Co-Producer
Welcome to Australia
movieWelcome to Australia
1999 · Self, Producer, Writer
movieThe Timor Conspiracy (Update)
1999
movieApartheid Did Not Die
1998 · , Writer, Co-Producer
movieBreaking The Mirror: The Murdoch Effect
1997 · Himself - Presenter, Writer
Inside Burma: Land of Fear
movieInside Burma: Land of Fear
1996 · Himself, Writer
movieVietnam: The Last Battle
1995 · Self, Writer
movieDeath of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
1994 · Self, Writer
Flying the Flag, Arming the World
movieFlying the Flag, Arming the World
1994 · , Writer
movieCambodia: Return to Year Zero
1993
movieWar By Other Means
1992 · , Director
movieCambodia: The Betrayal
1990 · , Writer
movieCambodia: Year Ten (Update)
1989
movieCambodia: Year Ten
1989
movieJapan Behind the Mask
1987
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
movieThe Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
1986 · Presenter, Writer
movieBurp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War
1984
movieFrontline: The Search for Truth in Wartime
1983 · Himself
movieThe Truth Game
1983
movieNicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive
1983
movieHeroes
1981 · , Writer
movieCambodia: Year One
1980
movieThe Mexicans
1980
movieYear Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
1979 · Self, Writer
movieDo You Remember Vietnam
1978
movieAn Unjustifiable Risk
1977
movieDismantling a Dream
1977
movieA Faraway Country
1977
movieStreet of Joy
1976
moviePyramid Lake Is Dying
1976
movieZap!! The Weapon Is Food
1976
moviePilger in Australia
1976 · , Writer
movieA Nod and a Wink
1975
movieTo Know Us Is To Love Us
1975
movieSmashing Kids
1975
movieMr Nixon's Secret Legacy
1975
movieNobody's Children
1975 · Presenter
movieAn Unfashionable Tragedy
1975
movieOne British Family
1974
movieThe Most Powerful Politician in America
1974
movieThalidomide: The Ninety-Eight We Forgot
1974
movieIsrael: After the Earthquake
1974
movieGuilty Until Proven Innocent
1974 · Presenter
movieVietnam: Still America's War
1974
movieConversations With a Working Man
1971 · Siebie - Reporter, Co-Producer
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
movieVietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
1970 · Self, Producer
tvWorld in Action
1963
Health as a Luxury: When Greed Takes over Health Systems
movieHealth as a Luxury: When Greed Takes over Health Systems
— · Director