Lennon as a political threat

"John Lennon joked that since he was a schoolboy he'd always gotten in trouble, maybe because he just had a look about him. Eventually he got into trouble with the U.S. government.

"The ex-Beatle's celebrated battle with the feds is chronicled in 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon,' a documentary tracing how he went from rock star to fierce anti-war protester to "undesirable alien."

"The film was made with the cooperation of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, who called it a rich and authentic portrait of the man and what he was fighting for.

"'Basically, if you want to know about John, this is John,' Ono told The Associated Press at the Toronto International Film Festival, where the documentary played in advance of its Manhattan premiere.

"Directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld were able to mine archival recordings and family photos provided by Ono and secure rights to use about three dozen Beatles and Lennon songs in the film's soundtrack, including 'Revolution,' 'All You Need Is Love,' 'Imagine' and 'Give Peace a Chance'."
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