John Pilger
Born
October 9, 1939 (age 84)
Died
December 30, 2023
Birthplace
Sydney, Australia

John Pilger

John Richard Pilger was an Emmy Award winning Australian journalist based in London. Pilger lived in the United Kingdom from 1962. Since his early years as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Pilger was a strong critic of American, Australian and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist agenda. Pilger also criticised his native country's treatment of indigenous Australians and the practices of the mainstream media. In the British print media, he had a long association with the Daily Mirror, and wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine.

Pilger twice won Britain's Journalist of the Year Award, in 1967 and 1979. His documentaries, screened internationally, have gained awards in Britain and worldwide. He also received several honorary doctorates, and was a visiting professor at Cornell University.

Movies

The Dirty War on the NHS
The Dirty War on the NHS
2019 ★ 9.0
The Coming War on China
The Coming War on China
2016 ★ 6.6
The War You Don't See
The War You Don't See
2010 ★ 7.8
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
Breaking the Silence: Truth and Lies in the War on Terror
2003 ★ 7.1
The New Rulers of the World
The New Rulers of the World
2001 ★ 6.6
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
Paying the Price: Killing the Children of Iraq
2000 ★ 7.8
Welcome to Australia
Welcome to Australia
1999
The Timor Conspiracy (Update)
The Timor Conspiracy (Update)
1999
Apartheid Did Not Die
Apartheid Did Not Die
1998 ★ 6.0
Vietnam: The Last Battle
Vietnam: The Last Battle
1995
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy
1994 ★ 6.7
Flying the Flag, Arming the World
Flying the Flag, Arming the World
1994
Cambodia: Return to Year Zero
Cambodia: Return to Year Zero
1993 ★ 10.0
War By Other Means
War By Other Means
1992
Cambodia: The Betrayal
Cambodia: The Betrayal
1990
Cambodia: Year Ten (Update)
Cambodia: Year Ten (Update)
1989 ★ 8.0
Cambodia: Year Ten
Cambodia: Year Ten
1989 ★ 8.0
Japan Behind the Mask
Japan Behind the Mask
1987
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
The Secret Country: The First Australians Fight Back
1986
Presenter
Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War
Burp! Pepsi v. Coke in the Ice-Cold War
1984 ★ 7.0
The Truth Game
The Truth Game
1983
Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive
Nicaragua: A Nation's Right to Survive
1983 ★ 6.7
Heroes
Heroes
1981
Cambodia: Year One
Cambodia: Year One
1980
The Mexicans
The Mexicans
1980
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
Year Zero: The Silent Death of Cambodia
1979 ★ 7.8
Do You Remember Vietnam
Do You Remember Vietnam
1978
An Unjustifiable Risk
An Unjustifiable Risk
1977
Dismantling a Dream
Dismantling a Dream
1977
A Faraway Country
A Faraway Country
1977
Street of Joy
Street of Joy
1976
Pyramid Lake Is Dying
Pyramid Lake Is Dying
1976
Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
1976
Pilger in Australia
Pilger in Australia
1976
A Nod and a Wink
A Nod and a Wink
1975
To Know Us Is To Love Us
To Know Us Is To Love Us
1975
Smashing Kids
Smashing Kids
1975
Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy
Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy
1975
Nobody's Children
Nobody's Children
1975
Presenter
An Unfashionable Tragedy
An Unfashionable Tragedy
1975
One British Family
One British Family
1974
The Most Powerful Politician in America
The Most Powerful Politician in America
1974
Thalidomide: The Ninety-Eight We Forgot
Thalidomide: The Ninety-Eight We Forgot
1974
Israel: After the Earthquake
Israel: After the Earthquake
1974
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
1974
Presenter
Vietnam: Still America's War
Vietnam: Still America's War
1974
Conversations With a Working Man
Conversations With a Working Man
1971
Siebie - Reporter
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny
1970 ★ 8.2