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Christopher Hitchens,
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William Safire,
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Eugene Jarecki,
Alex Gibney,
Eugene Jarecki,
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: Not Rated
: First Run Features
: Documentary, Biographies
: 80 min.
: English
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This incisive documentary offers a sobering portrait of statesman Henry Kissinger, quite possibly the most powerful and influential diplomat in U.S. government in the latter half of the 20th century. Based on the book of nearly the same name by journalist and critic Christopher Hitchens (the slender volume goes with the singularized Trial), the movie takes on the form of a legal argument, bringing forward case studies that aim to illuminate Hitchens' claims against Kissinger. Among the significant events in Kissinger's career that the movie tackles are his purported secret diplomacy during the 1968 peace talks to end the Vietnam War, the secret bombing of Cambodia in the early '70s without congressional authorization, and an alleged U.S.-backed plot to overthrow the leftist government of Chilean leader Salvador Allende. The movie features numerous interviews with legal experts, journalists, and high-ranking diplomats, such as Alexander Haig, Walter Isaacson, Roger Morris, and Hitchens himself; predictably, Kissinger did not participate in the making of the picture. ~ Elbert Ventura, All Movie Guide
Special Features:
- Audio Commentary
- Sundance AfterEffect
- Interview with the Filmmakers
- Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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Special Features:
- Audio Commentary
- Sundance AfterEffect
- Interview with the Filmmakers
- Photo Gallery
- Theatrical Trailer
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by Neutron
February 6, 2004 - 12:14 PM PST
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Honesly before I saw this I could tell you what I knew about Henry Kissenger in about a minute, I knew he was a seriously bad dude, and an important person to Nixon's administration. This documentary pretty much laid it all down though, everything from the sabotoged Paris Peace accord, the Chilean coup down to him heading up the 9/11 commission. This is a fascinating character study that should be checked out by anybody with even the slightest interest in politics, historical figures and the like.
Henry Kissenger is a brilliant, tenacious, crafty and dedicated man, as for the rest of it, that's up for you to watch the movie and decide.
Personally I found myself shocked at his deeds and think that, yes... he can be considered having committed crimes against humanity. |
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