The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)
Is Henry Kissinger -- Nobel Laureate and the most famous diplomat of his generation -- also a war criminal? Provoked by the Christopher Hitchens's book, filmmakers Jarecki and Gibney have constructed a movie which is both brilliant legal brief and chilling psychodrama. (Film Forum)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Eugene Jarecki
Written By: Alex Gibney
Starring: Brian Cox, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Christopher Hitchens, Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford
Genre: Documentary
Country: Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, UK, USA
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The Trials of Henry Kissinger belongs to 2 collections
1. American politics (collaborative: moderated by djross - 7 stars)
2. Political documentaries (collaborative: moderated by overrated - 5 stars)
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| Oct 24, 2015 |  |
redacted | 70 47th |
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Kissinger played American politicians like a flute & was rewarded in turn (as this doco would have you believe) with being involved directly or indirectly in all genocide that occurred in South East Asian nations throughout the late 60's, early 70's. All seemingly under the banner of that era's -ism threat.
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| Apr 07, 2013 |  |
Suture Self | 6 54th |
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A brisk documentary that provides a superficial look at very complicated matters, although the thread that runs through is convincing and alarming. Reasonably, this would have been better suited as some kind of TV series. As a documentary that provides in-depth and illuminating answers, it's not too satisfying. As a documentary that asks very good questions, it is well done and recommendable.
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| May 17, 2011 |  |
overrated | 63 67th |
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There's some irony in Christopher Hitchens being the central plank in this attack on Kissinger for pompously pursuing fame via the endorsement of illegal wars.
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| Apr 02, 2007 |  |
doctor7 | 85 83rd |
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Certainly very scathing but I must say it seems to put all the blame on Kissinger personally and not the system that allows such things to happen. Eugene Jarecki has acknowledged this and his next documentary Why We Fight addresses this. Now, with that said, this is still a very good documentary. It raises very scathing questions and calls for justice.
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| Average Percentile 60.07% from 88 Ratings |  |