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Cover-Up

Cover-Up

2025 · 1h 57m

On Air
Documentary
History
Rated 7.1 out of 10

Overview

He's devoted his career to uncovering stories the powerful want buried. From My Lai to Abu Ghraib, dig into the life's work of journalist Seymour Hersh.

Director

Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus

Cast of Cover-Up

  • Seymour Hersh
    Seymour HershSelf - Investigative Journalist
  • Jeff Gerth
    Jeff GerthSelf - The New York Times
  • David Obst
    David ObstSelf - Dispatch News
  • Bob Woodward
    Bob WoodwardSelf - The Washington Post
  • Max Friedman
    Max FriedmanSelf - Former Research Assistant
  • Amy Davidson Sorkin
    Amy Davidson SorkinSelf - The New Yorker
  • Antonio Taguba
    Antonio TagubaSelf - U.S. Army Major General
  • Camille Lo Sapio
    Camille Lo SapioSelf - Anonymous Source
  • Isador Hersh
    Isador HershSelf - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
  • Dorothy Hersh
    Dorothy HershSelf - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
  • Alan Hersh
    Alan HershSelf - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
  • Elizabeth Klein Hersh
    Elizabeth Klein HershSelf - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)
  • Salvador Allende
    Salvador AllendeSelf - Chilean President (archive footage)
  • James Jesus Angleton
    James Jesus AngletonSelf - CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)
  • Michael Bernhardt
    Michael BernhardtSelf - U.S. Army Sergeant (archive footage)
  • Carl Bernstein
    Carl BernsteinSelf - The Washington Post (archive footage)
  • William Calley
    William CalleySelf - U.S. Army Lieutenant (archive footage)
  • George H. W. Bush
    George H. W. BushSelf - Former CIA Director (archive footage)
  • Frank Church
    Frank ChurchSelf - Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)
  • William Colby
    William ColbySelf - Former CIA Director (archive footage)
  • Lawrence X. Cusack III
    Lawrence X. Cusack IIISelf - Forged Kennedy Papers (archive footage)
  • Max Frankel
    Max FrankelSelf - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times (archive footage)
  • Bernard Gwertzman
    Bernard GwertzmanSelf - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)
  • Ron Haeberle
    Ron HaeberleSelf - U.S. Army Photographer (archive footage)
  • Richard Helms
    Richard HelmsSelf - Former CIA Director (archive footage)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)
  • Bob Kiley
    Bob KileySelf - Former CIA Operative & Public Policy Expert (archive footage)
  • Henry Kissinger
    Henry KissingerSelf - Secretary of State (archive footage)
  • Bill Kovach
    Bill KovachSelf - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)
  • Howard Kurtz
    Howard KurtzSelf - Host, Reliable Sources (archive footage)
  • Brian Lamb
    Brian LambSelf - Host, C-SPAN (archive footage)
  • George Latimer
    George LatimerSelf - Civilian Lawyer for Lt. William Calley (archive footage)
  • James McCord
    James McCordSelf - Watergate Burglar (archive footage)
  • Myrtle Meadlo
    Myrtle MeadloSelf - Mother of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)
  • Paul Meadlo
    Paul MeadloSelf - U.S. Army Private First Class (archive footage)
  • Tony Meadlo
    Tony MeadloSelf - Father of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)
  • Ernest Medina
    Ernest MedinaSelf - U.S. Army Captain (archive footage)
  • John Mitchell
    John MitchellSelf - Former Attorney General (archive footage)
  • Richard Nixon
    Richard NixonSelf - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)
  • Frank Olson
    Frank OlsonSelf - CIA, Biological Warfare Scientist (archive footage)
  • Joseph Paolella
    Joseph PaolellaSelf - Secret Service Agent (archive footage)
  • Augusto Pinochet
    Augusto PinochetSelf - Chilean President (archive footage)
  • Ned Price
    Ned PriceSelf - Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State (archive footage)
  • Dan Rather
    Dan RatherSelf - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)
  • Ron Ridenhour
    Ron RidenhourSelf - Whistleblower & Journalist (archive footage)
  • A.M. Rosenthal
    A.M. RosenthalSelf - Executive Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)
  • Donald Rumsfeld
    Donald RumsfeldSelf - Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)
  • Daniel Schorr
    Daniel SchorrSelf - CBS News Journalist (archive footage)
  • Mike Wallace
    Mike WallaceSelf - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)
  • William C. Westmoreland
    William C. WestmorelandSelf - U.S. Army Chief of Staff (archive footage)