The Trials of Henry Kissinger

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This provocative look at one of the most controversial figures in American history - former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger - explores his rise to power, his influence over Presidents Nixon and Ford and his potentially criminal actions. Award-winning documentarians Eugene Jarecki (WHY WE FIGHT) and Alex Gibney (TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE) talk with many including Christopher Hitchens, former Secretary of State Alexander Haig, and Rene Schneider, Jr., whose father’s assassination was supposedly ordered by Kissinger.

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Release Date:	Jun 14, 2002
Running Time:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

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Featuring previously unseen footage, de-classified documents, and revealing interviews with Kissinger supporters (Alexander Haig, Brent Scowcroft, and William Safire) as well as his detractors (Seymour Hersh, William Shawcross, and Christopher Hitchens), THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER 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.