The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) on Netflix
NR20021h 20mDocumentary
A journalist's book accuses Henry Kissinger, national security adviser and then secretary of state, of war crimes in Cambodia, Chile and Indonesia. Interviews lay out the charges.
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Plot summary
A documentary examines war crimes alleged against Henry Kissinger. Kissinger was national security adviser and then secretary of state in the Nixon and Ford administrations. The allegations concern Cambodia, Chile and Indonesia. A journalist wrote a book about the case, and the film draws on it. Historians, political analysts, journalists and a human rights lawyer give interviews, and archive footage shows Kissinger.
Cast
- Anna Chennaultas Herself
- Barbara Howaras Herself
- Michael Kordaas Himself (Editor-in-Chief, Simon & Schuster)
- Lewis Laphamas Himself (Editor, Harper's Magazine)
- Geoffrey Robertsonas Himself (Human Rights Lawyer)
- William Safireas Himself (New York Times)
