The U.S. vs. John Lennon The U.S. vs. John Lennon The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about English musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by the United States government under President Richard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in New York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had
Murder of John Lennon in 2016. It sold for £31,000. Leibovitz's photo of a naked Lennon embracing his wife, taken on the day of the murder, was the cover of "Rolling Stone"s 22 January 1981 issue, most of which was dedicated to articles, letters and photographs commemorating Lennon's life and death. In 2005, the American Society of Magazine Editors ranked it as the top magazine cover of the last 40 years. Several films dramatizing the murder of Lennon have been released, all more than 25 years after the event. These include: Murder of John Lennon John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide