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American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented?

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FRONTLINE investigates Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley (Dawood Sayed Gilani) who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a Danish newspaper.

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What is American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented? (2015) about?

FRONTLINE investigates Pakistani-American terrorist David Coleman Headley (Dawood Sayed Gilani) who helped plan the deadly 2008 siege on Mumbai. In collaboration with ProPublica, the film — an updated and expanded version of A Perfect Terrorist — reveals how secret electronic surveillance missed catching the Mumbai plotters, and how Headley planned another Charlie Hebdo-like assault against a…

Who stars in American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented??

American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented? stars Sarah Childress (self), Thomas Jennings (self), Jeff Larson (self), Lu Olkowski (self), Anna Belle Peevey (self). The film was directed by Thomas Jennings.

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American Terrorist: Could the '08 Mumbai Attack Have Been Prevented? has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2015.

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