Generation Kill

Name: Generation Kill
Director: Susanna White
Released: 2008-01-01

Seven-part miniseries on Iraq war

TV seriesminiseriesQ154194

Started: July 13, 2008
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1.“Comrades in Chaos, Invading Iraq”nytimes.com/2008/07/11/arts/television/11kill.html?_r=0
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Ended: August 24, 2008
Creator: David Simon
Network: HBO
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1.“Comrades in Chaos, Invading Iraq”nytimes.com/2008/07/11/arts/television/11kill.html?_r=0
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Seasons: 1
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1.Stated in IMDb
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Episodes: 7
Cast: Jon Huertas
, Jonah Lotan
, Chance Kelly
, Kellan Lutz
+13 more
Genre: war television series
, drama television series
, miniseries

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Generation Kill is an American seven-part television miniseries produced for HBO that aired from July 13 to August 24, 2008. It is based on Evan Wright's 2004 book Generation Kill, about his experience as an embedded reporter with the US Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and was adapted for television by David Simon, Ed Burns, and Wright. The miniseries was directed by Susanna White and Simon Cellan Jones and produced by Andrea Calderwood. The ensemble cast includes Alexander Skarsgård as Sergeant Brad "Iceman" Colbert, Jon Huertas as Sergeant Tony "Poke" Espera, James Ransone as Corporal Josh Ray Person, and Lee Tergesen as Wright.

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Released: 2008
Title: Generation Kill
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special(2009)
TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie(2009)
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Miniseries(2009)
Filmiroda rating: Category III rating certificate id: F/9742/E
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1.Stated in terjesztesre_kerulo_filmalkotasok_nyilvantartasa.xlsx
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Based on: Generation Kill
After a work by: Evan Wright
Filming location: South Africa
Director: Susanna White
Simon Cellan Jones
Language: English
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1.Stated in fernsehserien.defernsehserien.de/generation-killRetrieved 2020-06-07
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Distribution format: video on demand
Distributor: Hulu
HBO Max
Screenwriter: David Simon
Has characteristic: television series based on a novel

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