American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented? (2015)
FRONTLINE investigates Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley (Dawood Sayed Gilani) who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.
Director: Thomas Jennings
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/american-terrorist/
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Sarah Childress as self |
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Thomas Jennings as self |
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Jeff Larson as self |
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Lu Olkowski as self |
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Anna Belle Peevey as self |
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Sebastian Rotella as self |
| Directing | Thomas Jennings | Director |
| Writing | Thomas Jennings | Writer |