The Trials of Henry Kissinger

Brian Cox Director: Eugene Jarecki, Alex Gibney

Overview

"Eugene Jarecki's 2002 political documentary The Trials of Henry Kissinger comes to DVD from First Run Features. Presented with a widescreen anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital Sound in English. Special features include the featurette ""Sundance After E

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2003
UPC:	0720229910736
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	NR
Source:	First Run Features
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:20:00
Sales rank:	2,391

Special Features

16:9 anamorphic presentation; Interview with filmmakers; Audio commentary; Photo gallery; Sundance AfterEffect; Digital theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Brian Cox	Narrator,Narrator
Michael Tigar	Actor
Peter Nashel	Composer

Technical Credits

Alex Gibney

Roy Ackerman	Executive Producer
Alex Gibney	Producer,Screenwriter
Eugene Jarecki	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Statesman or War Criminal? [9:04]
2. Coming of Age [5:33]
3. Vietnam '68: Which Side Are You On? [5:42]
4. National Security Advisor [4:23]
5. The Secret Bombing of Cambodia [4:20]
6. The Ultimate Aphrodisiac [4:08]
7. The Invasion [4:51]
8. The Christmas Bombing and the Peace Prize [3:09]
9. Khmer Rouge and the Fall of Nixon [5:50]
10. Secrets [1:09]
11. The Massacre of East Timor [7:44]
12. Haunted by the Past [2:36]
13. Chile: Track II [5:53]
14. Assassination of a General [10:05]
15. Universal Justice? [4:03]
16. End Credits [1:00]

Menu

Side #1 --
Start Film
Chapters
Special Features
Audio Commentary: On
Audio Commentary: Off
Interview With Filmmakers
Sundance Aftereffect
Photo Gallery
Related Reading
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer Gallery
Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times
Bonhoeffer
Berkeley in the Sixties
War Photographer
First Run Features
First Run Features

Editorial Reviews

The Trials of Henry Kissinger is a scathing documentary that methodically dissects the diplomatic career of Henry Kissinger, making a compelling case that the self-styled media celebrity is guilty of war crimes. Audiences should be forewarned that the film presents a great wealth of information, coming fast and furious, and it would be helpful to have some knowledge of U.S. foreign policy during and just after the Vietnam War going into the film. While there's plenty of damning evidence on display against Kissinger, the filmmakers don't make the case that he was the sole architect of, for example, the scuttling of Lyndon Johnson's peace talks with the North Vietnamese. While it's true that Kissinger had tremendous influence over some of the more tainted actions of U.S. forces overseas during this time, Nixon and others surely played a larger role than they're given credit for here. Still, Kissinger's unconvincing denials of his own foreknowledge of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor and of the kidnapping/assassination of a prominent Chilean general who supported Allende help the filmmakers' case. Eugene Jarecki and Alex Gibney deserve tremendous credit for adapting Christopher Hitchens' book into a fast-paced documentary that entertains as it informs.