Weinsteins Buy ‘Fahrenheit 9/11′ from Disney

Miramax film studio founders Harvey and Bob Weinstein have personally acquired rights to Michael Moore’s documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11″ from Walt Disney Co., after Disney, which owns Miramax, declined to distribute it, Disney said on Friday.

Miramax had funded the film but Disney said it was too politically charged for the family-friendly company.

After more than a week of talks, the Weinsteins have bought rights to the film, estimated to have cost about $6 million, and will arrange for its theatrical and home video distribution…{{link http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=638&ncid=762&e=4&u=/nm/20040528/en_nm/leisure_fahrenheit911_dc MORE}}

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