Firestone and the Warlord (2014)

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.

Cast (21)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

Jon Lee Anderson

Self - Reporter

S

Samuel K. Doe

Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

C

Charles Taylor

Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

E

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Self - President of Liberia

J

James K. Bishop

Self - Former US Ambassador to Liberia

E

Elizabeth Blunt

Self - BBC Reporter

J

John Chapman

Self - Former Firestone Employee

S

Sarah Childress

Self - Reporter

E

Edwin Cisco

Self - Official, Firestone Workers Union

H

Herman J. Cohen

Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State

P

Peter John De Vos

Self - US Ambassador to Liberia (archive footage)

E

Elwood Dunn

Self - Historian

D

Donald Emsminger

Self - Former Firestone Executive (archive footage)

K

Ken Gerhart

Self - Firestone Executive

D

Dennis Jett

Self - American Ambassador

Will Lyman

Self - Narrator

S

Scott Stearns

Self - Reporter

A

Amos Sawyer

Self - Former Liberian President

J

John T. Richardson

Self - Former Advisor to Charles Taylor

L

Lu Olkowski

Self - Reporter

T

T. Christian Miller

Self - Reporter

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