Sinai Field Mission

Runtime
2hrs 7mins
Directed by
Frederick Wiseman
Featuring
N/A
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Featuring a conversation between Frederick Wiseman and Academy Award-winner Errol Morris (The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line).

Sinai Field Mission documents the routine activities of the diplomats and electronic technicians who operate the United States Sinai Field Mission, the early warning system established in 1976 to help carry out the disengagement agreement between Egypt and Israel following the 1973 war.

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Frederick Wiseman has once again brought an issue into focus. And we know and care a little bit more because of it.

Review Author
James Brown
Review Publication
Los Angeles Times
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A fascinating keyhole examination of an unusual facet of U.S. institutions.

Review Author
Irene Wood
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