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The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:53

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: This compelling unauthorized biography takes a muckraker's view of the controversial diplomat.

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Sep 25, 2002 Limited

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: Richard Nixon

Starring: Richard Nixon

Director: Eugene Jarecki

Director: Eugene Jarecki
Screenwriter: Alex Gibney
Producer: Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki
Composer: Peter Nashel
Studio: First Run Features

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Aug 19, 2003

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  • Is Henry Kissinger - Nobel Laureate and the most famous diplomat of his time - also a war criminal? Featuring previously unseen footage, declassified documents, and revealing interviews with Kissinger supporters (Alexander Haig, Brent Scowcroft, and William Safire) as well as detractors (Seymour Hersh and Christopher Hitchens), this stunning film explores how a young boy who fled Nazi Germany grew up to become one of the most powerful and controversial figures in U.S. history.
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    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    03/27/09
    Ronnie Scheib
    Ronnie Scheib
    Variety
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    A fast-paced documentary that entertains as it informs.

    Full Review Source: All Movie Guide | comment Comment
    10/26/07
    Josh Ralske
    Josh Ralske
    All Movie Guide

    Directly charging him with mass murder, the film colors Kissinger as a secretive, paranoid, duplicitous megalomaniac who rose to political superstardom while literally--the movie claims--getting away with decisions that left hundreds of thousands dead.

    Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
    09/13/07
    Christopher Smith
    Christopher Smith
    Bangor Daily News (Maine)

    An innocuously incendiary piece

    Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
    10/02/06
    Jay Antani
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    No review available.

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    06/18/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    Um retrato fundamental do homem que certamente deve ser uma espécie de ‘mentor espiritual e intelectual’ de genocidas como Rumsfeld, Rice e cia..

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    03/28/05
    Pablo Villaca
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena

    In a larger sense, this powerfully muckraking film is about the accountability of public figures and about how, in regard to international justice, there can be no exceptions.

    Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
    08/07/04
    Peter Rainer
    Peter Rainer
    New York Magazine
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    No review available.

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    07/30/04
    Thomas Delapa
    Thomas Delapa
    Boulder Weekly

    At best, The Trials of Henry Kissinger constitutes an indictment, not a conviction.

    Full Review Source: Low IQ Canadian | comment Comment
    05/16/04
    Martin Scribbs
    Martin Scribbs
    Low IQ Canadian

    This documentary, far from a trial and not for geeks only, presents a focused, ferocious attack on a beloved target long overdue for his comeuppance.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    01/27/04
    Kurt Dahlke
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    Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
    12/31/03
    Moira MacDonald
    Moira MacDonald
    Seattle Times

    Jarecki and Gibney do find enough material to bring Kissinger's record into question and explain how the diplomat's tweaked version of statecraft may have cost thousands and possibly millions of lives.

    Full Review Source: Lybarger Links | comment Comment
    05/07/03
    Dan Lybarger
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    03/14/03
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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    The bigger question it raises now is what to do with his ideological disciples in the Bush administration.

    Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
    03/10/03
    Joshua Tanzer
    Joshua Tanzer
    Offoffoff

    It's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary...

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    03/10/03
    Dennis Schwartz
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Eugene Jarecki amasses a compelling body of evidence suggesting that Kissinger should be formally investigated for a possible role in the CIA-supported coup.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    03/10/03
    Marrit Ingman
    Marrit Ingman
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    Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
    02/25/03
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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    Whether you buy Hitchens' arguments, one leaves The Trials of Henry Kissinger seeing him as a man who viewed international diplomacy as a game, blithely ignoring the human toll of his gamesmanship.

    Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
    02/24/03
    Robert W. Butler
    Robert W. Butler
    Kansas City Star

    Even if the case against Kissinger is not fully convincing, the documentary keeps you glued to your seat and thinking long after you've left the theater.

    Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
    02/13/03
    Marta Barber
    Marta Barber
    Miami Herald
     
     
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