Cover-Up (2025)

Cover-Up

2025 · 1h 57m · R · Arabic, English, German, Vietnamese · United States

Directed By: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus

2025 · 1h 57m · R · Arabic, English, German, Vietnamese · United States

Documentary

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.

Cover-Up

2025 · 1h 57m · R · Arabic, English, German, Vietnamese · United States

Directed By: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus

2025 · 1h 57m · R · Arabic, English, German, Vietnamese · United States

Documentary

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.

Cast

Seymour Hersh

Self - Investigative Journalist

Jeff Gerth

Self - The New York Times

David Obst

Self - Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Self - The Washington Post

Max Friedman

Self - Former Research Assistant

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Self - The New Yorker

Antonio Taguba

Self - U.S. Army Major General

Camille Lo Sapio

Self - Anonymous Source

Isador Hersh

Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Dorothy Hersh

Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Alan Hersh

Self - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Elizabeth Klein Hersh

Self - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Salvador Allende

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

James Jesus Angleton

Self - CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)

Michael Bernhardt

Self - U.S. Army Sergeant (archive footage)

Carl Bernstein

Self - The Washington Post (archive footage)

William Calley

Self - U.S. Army Lieutenant (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Frank Church

Self - Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)

William Colby

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lawrence X. Cusack III

Self - Forged Kennedy Papers (archive footage)

Max Frankel

Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times (archive footage)

Bernard Gwertzman

Self - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Ron Haeberle

Self - U.S. Army Photographer (archive footage)

Richard Helms

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)

Bob Kiley

Self - Former CIA Operative & Public Policy Expert (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)

Bill Kovach

Self - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Howard Kurtz

Self - Host, Reliable Sources (archive footage)

Brian Lamb

Self - Host, C-SPAN (archive footage)

George Latimer

Self - Civilian Lawyer for Lt. William Calley (archive footage)

James McCord

Self - Watergate Burglar (archive footage)

Myrtle Meadlo

Self - Mother of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Paul Meadlo

Self - U.S. Army Private First Class (archive footage)

Tony Meadlo

Self - Father of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Ernest Medina

Self - U.S. Army Captain (archive footage)

John Mitchell

Self - Former Attorney General (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)

Frank Olson

Self - CIA, Biological Warfare Scientist (archive footage)

Joseph Paolella

Self - Secret Service Agent (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

Ned Price

Self - Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

Ron Ridenhour

Self - Whistleblower & Journalist (archive footage)

A.M. Rosenthal

Self - Executive Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Daniel Schorr

Self - CBS News Journalist (archive footage)

Mike Wallace

Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)

William C. Westmoreland

Self - U.S. Army Chief of Staff (archive footage)

Crew

Laura Poitras

Director / Producer / Editor

Mark Obenhaus

Director / Producer

Yoni Golijov

Producer

Nick Shumaker

Executive Producer

Olivia Streisand

Producer

Jeremy Kleiner

Executive Producer

Dede Gardner

Executive Producer

Brad Pitt

Executive Producer

Josh Braun

Executive Producer

Thomas MacWhirr

Executive Producer

Nora Wilkinson

Co-Producer

Maya Shenfeld

Original Music Composer

Mia Cioffi Henry

Director of Photography

Amy Foote

Editor

Peter Bowman

Editor

Lydia Milano

Art Direction

Dawn Sutter Madell

Music Supervisor

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Cast

Seymour Hersh

Self - Investigative Journalist

Jeff Gerth

Self - The New York Times

David Obst

Self - Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Self - The Washington Post

Max Friedman

Self - Former Research Assistant

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Self - The New Yorker

Antonio Taguba

Self - U.S. Army Major General

Camille Lo Sapio

Self - Anonymous Source

Isador Hersh

Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Dorothy Hersh

Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Alan Hersh

Self - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Elizabeth Klein Hersh

Self - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Salvador Allende

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

James Jesus Angleton

Self - CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)

Michael Bernhardt

Self - U.S. Army Sergeant (archive footage)

Carl Bernstein

Self - The Washington Post (archive footage)

William Calley

Self - U.S. Army Lieutenant (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Frank Church

Self - Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)

William Colby

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lawrence X. Cusack III

Self - Forged Kennedy Papers (archive footage)

Max Frankel

Self - Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times (archive footage)

Bernard Gwertzman

Self - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Ron Haeberle

Self - U.S. Army Photographer (archive footage)

Richard Helms

Self - Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage)

Bob Kiley

Self - Former CIA Operative & Public Policy Expert (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)

Bill Kovach

Self - Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Howard Kurtz

Self - Host, Reliable Sources (archive footage)

Brian Lamb

Self - Host, C-SPAN (archive footage)

George Latimer

Self - Civilian Lawyer for Lt. William Calley (archive footage)

James McCord

Self - Watergate Burglar (archive footage)

Myrtle Meadlo

Self - Mother of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Paul Meadlo

Self - U.S. Army Private First Class (archive footage)

Tony Meadlo

Self - Father of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Ernest Medina

Self - U.S. Army Captain (archive footage)

John Mitchell

Self - Former Attorney General (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)

Frank Olson

Self - CIA, Biological Warfare Scientist (archive footage)

Joseph Paolella

Self - Secret Service Agent (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

Ned Price

Self - Former Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

Ron Ridenhour

Self - Whistleblower & Journalist (archive footage)

A.M. Rosenthal

Self - Executive Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

Self - Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Daniel Schorr

Self - CBS News Journalist (archive footage)

Mike Wallace

Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)

William C. Westmoreland

Self - U.S. Army Chief of Staff (archive footage)

Crew

Laura Poitras

Director / Producer / Editor

Mark Obenhaus

Director / Producer

Yoni Golijov

Producer

Nick Shumaker

Executive Producer

Olivia Streisand

Producer

Jeremy Kleiner

Executive Producer

Dede Gardner

Executive Producer

Brad Pitt

Executive Producer

Josh Braun

Executive Producer

Thomas MacWhirr

Executive Producer

Nora Wilkinson

Co-Producer

Maya Shenfeld

Original Music Composer

Mia Cioffi Henry

Director of Photography

Amy Foote

Editor

Peter Bowman

Editor

Lydia Milano

Art Direction

Dawn Sutter Madell

Music Supervisor

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