The Trials of Henry Kissinger

Name: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-05-07
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Brian Cox, Henry Kissinger, Anna Chennault, Daniel Davidson, Amy Goodman

IMDb ID: tt0326306 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.6 (2,116 votes)

Genres: Documentary

A film about the war crimes of the American diplomat, Henry Kissinger.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Brazil: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Canada: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (English)
United Kingdom: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Ireland: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (English)
India: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (English)
New Zealand: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (English)
United States: The Trials of Henry Kissinger
South Africa: The Trials of Henry Kissinger (English)
Germany: Angeklagt: Henry Kissinger
France: Le procès de Henry Kissinger
Finland: Sotarikollinen Kissinger?
Greece: Οι δίκες του Χένρι Κίσινγκερ
Russia: Суд над Генри Киссинджером
Суд над Генри КиссинджеромContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2003-05-07Runtime80 minutesMetascore72IMDb Popularity0User Reviews13Critic Reviews27Countries / RegionsUnited States
United Kingdom
Denmark
France
Canada
AustraliaLanguagesEnglish
GermanKeywordspolitical superpower
reference to the general schneider assassination
president
the white house washington d.c.
cia central intelligence agencyProduction CompaniesArte France Cinéma
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Directors

Eugene Jarecki

Writers

Alex Gibney
Christopher Hitchens

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Brian Cox | Character: Narrator
Actor: Henry Kissinger | Character: Self
Actor: Anna Chennault | Character: Self
Actor: Daniel Davidson | Character: Self
Actor: Amy Goodman | Character: Self
Actor: Alexander Haig | Character: Self
Actor: Seymour Hersh | Character: Self (author)
Actor: Christopher Hitchens | Character: Self
Actor: Barbara Howar | Character: Self
Actor: Michael Korda | Character: Self (Editor-in-Chief, Simon & Schuster)
Actor: Lewis Lapham | Character: Self (Editor, Harper's Magazine)
Actor: Roger Morris | Character: Self, former National Security Council member
Actor: Geoffrey Roberston | Character: Self
Actor: Geoffrey Robertson | Character: Self (Human Rights Lawyer)
Actor: William Safire | Character: Self (New York Times)
Actor: René Schneider | Character: Self
Actor: William Shawcross | Character: Self - Author
Actor: Michael Tigar | Character: Self (Professor of Law)
Actor: Salvador Allende | Character: Self
Actor: John Belushi | Character: Henry Kissinger
Actor: Leonid Brezhnev | Character: Self
Actor: Gerald Ford | Character: Self
Actor: Hubert H. Humphrey | Character: Self
Actor: Lyndon B. Johnson | Character: Self
Actor: Duc Tho Le | Character: Self
Actor: Zedong Mao | Character: Self
Actor: Pat Nixon | Character: Self
Actor: Richard Nixon | Character: Self
Actor: Augusto Pinochet | Character: Self
Actor: Gilda Radner | Character: Baba Wawa
Actor: Dan Rather | Character: Self
Actor: Nelson Rockefeller | Character: Self
Actor: Norodom Sihanouk | Character: Self
Actor: Earl Warren | Character: Self (swears in Nixon)

[Directors Group]
Name: Eugene Jarecki | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alex Gibney | Role: Writer
Name: Christopher Hitchens | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Roy Ackerman | Role: Producer
Name: Jennie Amias | Role: Producer
Name: Nick Fraser | Role: Producer
Name: Alex Gibney | Role: Producer
Name: David Holbrooke | Role: Producer
Name: Eugene Jarecki | Role: Producer
Name: Susan Motamed | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Peter Nashel | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Greg Andracke | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Mark Benjamin | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Gary Grieg | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Christopher Li | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Brett Wiley | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Simon Barker | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Belinda Clasem | Role: Production Manager
Name: Belinda Clasen | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Paul Furedi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jim Gilchrist | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Phenix | Role: Sound Department

[Production Department]
Name: Claudia Becker | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicola Behrman | Role: Production Department
Name: Damion Lawyer | Role: Production Department
Name: Nicholas Lorden | Role: Production Department
Name: Melinda Shopsin | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Mikaela Beardsley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Danny Cohen | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Salimah El-Amin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roger Kass | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melinda Shopsin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Stein | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: John Pilger | Role: Thanks

Trailers

The Trials of Henry Kissinger | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3288006937/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3288006937/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563573297010.mp4?Expires=1788313213&Signature=k1qXjXgUQ8RYLdT31qdFsML5zGIzNwNQ5PneJ2KF-~pSeQtlDQsW2UXAc3NA~~ZAwCipDuGwgykHJv2qhuiggJ~ZBMFUie1o5tVYi2hWw4mcvpFB-vAZbjgmJs~fGRj12AHoFYFfh8TQ6kpAB-BU4dv~v57ouWiWX1WH8HLJL1YTH7zX0wsggu1blectc5NG7FcXf2kIL99BatZamw00wCzrTfdyd-xdN6~a0Ot6dokTV3vqElBGoUOpSI8gBJaJBqxVq7~gx0299~mpVgpe7q1NsZtRFYjdohfqpR-LN1nwWmRNPRvcbHRRSAkp3LbE6WZ07ztjtY8MchN4Iq6qyg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: June 14, 2002 (New York City, New York)
Denmark: August 5, 2002 (TV premiere)
Canada: September 8, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 25, 2002 (limited)
Norway: October 17, 2002 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Norway: November 18, 2002 (TV premiere)
Netherlands: November 22, 2002 (Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival)
United States: March 3, 2003 (Cincinnati World Cinema Festival)
Greece: March 6, 2003 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
United States: March 29, 2003 (Wisconsin Film Festival)
Germany: April 9, 2003
France: May 7, 2003
Iceland: October 26, 2003 (Documentary Film Festival)
Denmark: February 20, 2004

Awards

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