Cover-Up (2025)

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 (50)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Seymour Hersh

Self - Investigative Journalist

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Jeff Gerth

Self - The New York Times

D

David Obst

Self - Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Self - The Washington Post

M

Max Friedman

Self - Former Research Assistant

A

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Self - The New Yorker

A

Antonio Taguba

Self - U.S. Army Major General

C

Camille Lo Sapio

Self - Anonymous Source

I

Isador Hersh

Self - Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

D

Dorothy Hersh

Self - Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

A

Alan Hersh

Self - Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

E

Elizabeth Klein Hersh

Self - Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Salvador Allende

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

J

James Jesus Angleton

Self - CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)

M

Michael Bernhardt

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

Carl Bernstein

Self - The Washington Post (archive footage)

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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)

L

Lawrence X. Cusack III

Self - Forged Kennedy Papers (archive footage)

M

Max Frankel

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

B

Bernard Gwertzman

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

R

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)

B

Bob Kiley

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

Henry Kissinger

Self - Secretary of State (archive footage)

B

Bill Kovach

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

H

Howard Kurtz

Self - Host, Reliable Sources (archive footage)

B

Brian Lamb

Self - Host, C-SPAN (archive footage)

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George Latimer

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

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James McCord

Self - Watergate Burglar (archive footage)

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Myrtle Meadlo

Self - Mother of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

P

Paul Meadlo

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

T

Tony Meadlo

Self - Father of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

E

Ernest Medina

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

J

John Mitchell

Self - Former Attorney General (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

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

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Frank Olson

Self - CIA, Biological Warfare Scientist (archive footage)

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Joseph Paolella

Self - Secret Service Agent (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Self - Chilean President (archive footage)

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Ned Price

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

Dan Rather

Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

R

Ron Ridenhour

Self - Whistleblower & Journalist (archive footage)

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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)

M

Mike Wallace

Self - 60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)

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William C. Westmoreland

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

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