Firestone and the Warlord

Firestone and the Warlord

The secret relationship between the American tire company Firestone and the infamous Liberian warlord Charles Taylor.

2014·1h 24m

Documentary

The untold story of The Firestone Tire Company, Charles Taylor, and the forgotten tragedy of Liberia.

Starring

Jon Lee Anderson

Self - Reporter

Samuel K. Doe

Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

Charles Taylor

Self - Former Liberian President (archive footage)

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Self - President of Liberia

James K. Bishop

Self - Former US Ambassador to Liberia

Elizabeth Blunt

Self - BBC Reporter

John Chapman

Self - Former Firestone Employee

Sarah Childress

Self - Reporter

Edwin Cisco

Self - Official, Firestone Workers Union

Herman J. Cohen

Self - Former Assistant Secretary of State

Peter John De Vos

Self - US Ambassador to Liberia (archive footage)

Elwood Dunn

Self - Historian