The Panama Deception

The Panama Deception
Directed by	Barbara Trent
Written by	David Kaspar
Narrated by	Elizabeth Montgomery
Music by	Chuck Wild
Cinematography	Manuel Becker Michael Dobo
Release date(s)	July 31, 1992 (1992-07-31)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Panama Deception is a 1992 documentary film that won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film is critical of the actions of the US military during the 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States, covering the conflicting reasons for the invasion and the depicting of the US media as biased. It was directed by Barbara Trent of the Empowerment Project and was narrated by actress Elizabeth Montgomery.

The film asserts that the U.S. government invaded Panama primarily to renegotiate the Torrijos–Carter Treaties. Another allegation made by the film is that the United States tested some form of laser or energy weapon during the invasion. The film also includes footage of mass graves uncovered after the US troops had withdrawn, carpet-bombed civilian neighborhoods, as well as the depiction of some of the 20,000 refugees who fled the invasion.

External links

• The Panama Deception at the Internet Movie Database
• The Panama Deception at AllRovi
• Website about the film
• The Panama Deception online version