The Tillman Story
“A mystery. A cover-up. A crime. One family will risk everything for the truth.”
2010•R•1h 34m•7.1•Released
Documentary
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
Director
Amir Bar-Lev
Writer
Amir Bar-Lev, Mark Monroe, Joe Bini
Languages
English
Studio
Diamond Docs
Cast
Josh Brolin
Narrator (voice)
Mary Tillman
Self - Pat's Mother
Russell Baer
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Pat Tillman Sr.
Self - Pat's Father
Philip Kensinger
Self - U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Stan Goff
Self - Retired Soldier
Jason Parsons
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Bryan O'Neal
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Marie Tillman
Self - Pat's Wife
Richard Tillman
Self - Pat's Youngest Brother
Syd Melbourne
Self - Neighbor (uncredited)
Peggy Melbourne
Self - Neighbor (uncredited)
Production
Company
Diamond Docs
Producer
John Battsek
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