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.
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... [More]
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Reviews for The Trials of Henry Kissinger
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7/10 |
A fast-paced documentary that entertains as it informs. Full Review |
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B |
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 |
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3/4 |
An innocuously incendiary piece Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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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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 |
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At best, The Trials of Henry Kissinger constitutes an indictment, not a conviction. Full Review |
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85/100 |
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 |
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7/10 |
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 |
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3/4 |
The bigger question it raises now is what to do with his ideological disciples in the Bush administration. Full Review |
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It's both a necessary political work and a fascinating documentary... Full Review |
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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 |
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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 |
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