The Trials of Henry Kissinger
by Eugene Jarecki
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Actor: Brian Cox, Christopher Hitchens, Leonid Brezhnev, Lyndon Johnson, Pat NixonDirector: Eugene Jarecki
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 80 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: First Run Features
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Summary: 4 Stars
"The Trials of Henry Kissinger"
The Arrogance of Power
Amos Lassen
Originally made in 2002, First Run Films announces a reduced price for the documentary "The Trials of Henry Kissinger". The film follows Christopher Hitchens charges against Kissinger as a war criminal and it is part investigation and part historical inquiry. The film raises questions about American foreign policy and it ushers in a new era of the rights of humans.
Director Eugene Jarecki bases his documentary on Hitchen's book of the same name. Hitchens argues that Kissinger should be tried for war crimes for his role in the overthrow of the democratically elected president of Chile in 1973, the secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969 and the American support of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor in 1975. Hitchens maintains that Kissinger should be tried for crimes against humanity.
Here is a film that should provoke strong reactions and it probably would if more saw it. There are some very compelling facts here and they are documented. Aside from that the film is excellently made and not only gives food for thought but challenges the viewer to think. It is an easy film to watch and hopefully will get the audience it deserves.
Summary of The Trials of Henry Kissinger
Even as it preaches to those who will relish its witch-hunting zeal, The Trials of Henry Kissinger makes a potent assertion that the legendary diplomat and former Secretary of State is guilty of crimes against humanity. Produced for the BBC, seductively narrated by actor Brian Cox, and based on the scathing book by Christopher Hitchens (a Kissinger-bashing journalist featured heavily here in talking-head interviews), this film is clearly biased against its target, but there's ample documentation to support its claims that Kissinger prolonged the Vietnam war and orchestrated the illegal and indiscriminate bombing of Cambodia; supervised the 1973 coup against democratically elected Chilean president Allende; and played a role in U.S.-backed atrocities in East Timor. Expert interviews on both sides of the political fence (but mostly damning Kissinger) make this a compelling, information-packed example of situational ethics in action; additional viewings simultaneously deepen the film's conviction and reveal the weakness of its one-sided embrace of Hitchens. Either way, this is essential viewing for anyone interested in the labyrinthine machinations of international power. --Jeff ShannonDocumentary DVD Video
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