Cover-Up
Documentary

Cover-Up

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.

Release12/19/2025
Age RatingR
Runtime1h 57m
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
IMDb7.5Rotten Tomatoes98%FRESHRT Audience80%HOTM863.8Trakt76%TMDb70%
Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh

Investigative Journalist

Jeff Gerth

Jeff Gerth

The New York Times

David Obst

David Obst

Dispatch News

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward

The Washington Post

Max Friedman

Max Friedman

Former Research Assistant

Amy Davidson Sorkin

Amy Davidson Sorkin

The New Yorker

Antonio Taguba

Antonio Taguba

U.S. Army Major General

Camille Lo Sapio

Camille Lo Sapio

Anonymous Source

Isador Hersh

Isador Hersh

Father of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Dorothy Hersh

Dorothy Hersh

Mother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Alan Hersh

Alan Hersh

Brother of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Elizabeth Klein Hersh

Elizabeth Klein Hersh

Wife of Seymour Hersh (archive footage)

Salvador Allende

Salvador Allende

Chilean President (archive footage)

James Jesus Angleton

James Jesus Angleton

CIA Chief of Counterintelligence (archive footage)

Michael Bernhardt

Michael Bernhardt

U.S. Army Sergeant (archive footage)

Carl Bernstein

Carl Bernstein

The Washington Post (archive footage)

William Calley

William Calley

U.S. Army Lieutenant (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Frank Church

Frank Church

Chairman, Senate Select Committee (archive footage)

William Colby

William Colby

Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lawrence X. Cusack III

Lawrence X. Cusack III

Forged Kennedy Papers (archive footage)

Max Frankel

Max Frankel

Washington Bureau Chief, New York Times (archive footage)

Bernard Gwertzman

Bernard Gwertzman

Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Ron Haeberle

Ron Haeberle

U.S. Army Photographer (archive footage)

Richard Helms

Richard Helms

Former CIA Director (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

36th President of the United States (archive footage)

Bob Kiley

Bob Kiley

Former CIA Operative & Public Policy Expert (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Secretary of State (archive footage)

Bill Kovach

Bill Kovach

Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Howard Kurtz

Howard Kurtz

Host, Reliable Sources (archive footage)

Brian Lamb

Brian Lamb

Host, C-SPAN (archive footage)

George Latimer

George Latimer

Civilian Lawyer for Lt. William Calley (archive footage)

James McCord

James McCord

Watergate Burglar (archive footage)

Myrtle Meadlo

Myrtle Meadlo

Mother of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Paul Meadlo

Paul Meadlo

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

Tony Meadlo

Tony Meadlo

Father of Paul Meadlo (archive footage)

Ernest Medina

Ernest Medina

U.S. Army Captain (archive footage)

John Mitchell

John Mitchell

Former Attorney General (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

37th President of the United States (archive footage)

Frank Olson

Frank Olson

CIA, Biological Warfare Scientist (archive footage)

Joseph Paolella

Joseph Paolella

Secret Service Agent (archive footage)

Augusto Pinochet

Augusto Pinochet

Chilean President (archive footage)

Ned Price

Ned Price

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

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage)

Ron Ridenhour

Ron Ridenhour

Whistleblower & Journalist (archive footage)

A.M. Rosenthal

A.M. Rosenthal

Executive Editor, The New York Times (archive footage)

Donald Rumsfeld

Donald Rumsfeld

Former Secretary of Defense (archive footage)

Daniel Schorr

Daniel Schorr

CBS News Journalist (archive footage)

Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace

60 Minutes Correspondent (archive footage)

William C. Westmoreland

William C. Westmoreland

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