The Trials of Henry Kissinger

The Trials of Henry Kissinger

DVD cover
Directed by Eugene Jarecki
Produced by
Written by
Based on The Trial of Henry Kissinger
by Christopher Hitchens
Narrated by Brian Cox
Music by Peter Nashel
Cinematography
  • Greg Andracke
  • Mark Benjamin
  • Gary Grieg
  • Christopher Li
  • Brett Wiley
Edited by Simon Barker
Release date
Running time
 80 minutes
Language English
Box office $515,678 (US)

The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) is a documentary film inspired by Christopher Hitchens' 2001 book The Trial of Henry Kissinger, examining war crimes claimed to have been done by Henry Kissinger, the National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State under Presidents Nixon and Ford.

The film was directed by Eugene Jarecki and narrated by Brian Cox.

Reception

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes collected 58 reviews, of which 95% were positive. The site's consensus states: "This compelling unauthorized biography takes a muckraker's view of the controversial diplomat."[1] Metacritic gave the film a score of 72/100 based on 23 critics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The Trials of Henry Kissinger". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Trials of Henry Kissinger". Metacritic. Retrieved May 24, 2017.


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