Cheap Biography - Colin Powell: A Soldier's Campaign (Video) (Kevin Burns (III), Lawrence Williams (III), Jeff Scheftel, Gidion Phillips, Andrew Thomas (IV), N. Brice Shipley) Price

Rising from a childhood in the South Bronx as the son of Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell became a hero in Vietnam, climbed through the ranks to become the most powerful officer in the U.S. military, and, upon his retirement from the ranks, had the nation talking about him as a credible candidate for president of the United States. In this installment from the A&E series Biography, Powell's remarkable life story is told in interviews with him and those who knew him, including family members and old army buddies. Powell relates his memories in the low-key style for which he is known, and the portrait drawn of him by old friends is extremely positive, though Powell's career pattern of shifting between army field postings and stints in Washington leads to some intelligent discussion of Powell as a "political general."The documentary focuses on Powell's ascension to President Reagan's National Security Advisor and his eventual rise to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Bush. The zenith of his career during the 1991 war in the Persian Gulf, and the criticism he endured over his role in what some felt was a premature ending to the war, is discussed at some length. This documentary doesn't offer any earth-shattering revelations about Colin Powell, but it is an informative and well-produced account of a uniquely American life. --Robert J. McNamara

CATEGORY:	Video
DIRECTOR:	Kevin Burns (III), Lawrence Williams (III), Jeff Scheftel, Gidion Phillips, Andrew Thomas (IV), N. Brice Shipley
THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE:	06 April, 1987
MANUFACTURER:	A & E Entertainment
MPAA RATING:	NR (Not Rated)
FEATURES:	Color, NTSC
MEDIA:	VHS Tape
# OF MEDIA:	1
UPC:	733961140712