Shooting Robert King

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Shooting Robert King

2008

1h 18m

Documentary

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Photographer Robert King covers three wars over 15 years during his quest for a Pulitzer Prize.

Cliff Doerksen

Chicago Reader

Richard Parry delivers a solid if not revelatory video (2008) about what motivates a man to leave behind a wife and child to risk his life collecting salable images of death.

May 20, 2010

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

An intriguing documentary.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2009

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Listening to [Robert] King is both fascinating and heartbreaking as we see a man who, despite all that he has done, is still unsatisfied, still searching and still shooting.

Nov 26, 2019

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Jon Fortgang

Film4

A fascinating, entertaining and skilfully assembled documentary about the messed up business of war reporting, and the messed up men who do it.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2009

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

This is a thoughtful and provocative film unlike anything we've seen. It's also vitally important.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2009

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Fantastic movie, super informative!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Richard Parry

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Robert King

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Richard Parry

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Vaughan Smith

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Synopsis

Photographer Robert King covers three wars over 15 years during his quest for a Pulitzer Prize.

Director: Richard Parry
Producer: Richard Parry, Vaughan Smith
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 18m