The Tillman Story

Aug 22, 2010

1h 34m

★ 7.1

A mystery. A cover-up. A crime. One family will risk everything for the truth.

Overview

Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Diamond Docs

The Tillman Story Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Josh Brolin

Self - Pat's Mother

Mary Tillman

Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion

Russell Baer

Self - Pat's Father

Pat Tillman Sr.

Self - U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Philip Kensinger

Self - Retired Soldier

Stan Goff

Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion

Jason Parsons

Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion

Bryan O'Neal

Self - Pat's Wife

Marie Tillman

Self - Pat's Youngest Brother

Richard Tillman

Self - Neighbor (uncredited)

Syd Melbourne

Self - Neighbor (uncredited)

Peggy Melbourne

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