The Trials of Henry Kissinger

Name: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Director: Eugene Jarecki
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-09-25
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 6.914
Cast: Henry Kissinger, Brian Cox, Christopher Hitchens, Seymour Hersh

“A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.”

2002

1h 20m

Documentary

Director: Eugene Jarecki

Writer: Alex Gibney

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Overview

This riveting documentary depicts former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as a warmonger responsible for military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia and East Timor, as well as the assassination of a Chilean leader in 1970. Based on a book by journalist Christopher Hitchens, the film includes interviews with historians, political analysts and such journalists as New York Times writer William Safire, a former Nixon speechwriter.