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Movie Description
THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER, a documentary based on the book by British journalist Christopher Hitchens, argues that Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, was a power-hungry warmonger responsible for massive military cover-ups in Vietnam, Cambodia, and East Timor in the 1960s, as well as the assassination of a Chilean leader in 1970. The film includes interviews with historians, political analysts, and such notable journalists as the New York Times' William Safire--a former speech writer for Richard Nixon. In addition, it uses archival footage from the Nixon era, including coverage of events both in Washington and in Vietnam. With narrator Brian Cox guiding the flow of the film and keeping it tightly focused on its arguments, THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER is shocking in its political revelations and fascinating in its portrait of Kissinger. It was directed by Eugene Jarecki and written by Alex Gibney.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Featurette - 1. SUNDANCE AFTER-EFFECT
Interview - Filmmakers
Audio Commentary
Trailers
Text/Photo Galleries:
Photo Galleries
U.K. Theatrical Release: March 4, 2002
Industry Reviews
"...It is unwavering and arresting....Each eloquent interview from the procession of talking heads is like a soliloquy..."
New York Times - Elvis Mitchell (09/26/2002)
"...It's a solid piece of journalistic work that draws a picture of a man for whom political expedience became a deadly foreign policy..."
Box Office - Kevin Courrier (11/01/2002)
"...Bluntly effective..."
Los Angeles Times - Manohla Dargis (10/25/2002)
"...An unauthorized biography to end all unauthorized biographies....Damned compelling..."
Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen (10/15/2002)
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