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Cover-Up

Documentary3.5

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.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.

December 19, 2025 · Directed by Laura Poitras

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Cast & crew

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)

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