Director
Barbara Trent
Cast
Elizabeth Montgomery
Edition 1989
72'
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1988
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Documentary
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Dialogue:
English
Ronald Reagan's ability to remain undamaged by the scandals of his administration will be a centra! theme for historians, as will be the real nature of his biggest scandal: the Iran Contra Affair. Meanwhile the skeletons continue to be rattled and nowhere more vigorously than in Barbara Trent's documentary. When the film was released in the US, some thought it would do serious damage to the Bush campaign. We know now that lrangate did not prevent a Bush landslide, but 'Cover Up' still raises disturbing questions. lts most sensational allegation is that the seeds of the arms-for-hostages deal were planted well before 1980, when Reagan and Bush made a secret agreement with Iran to delay the release of American hostages so as to scupper the re-election of Jimmy Carter. 'Cover Up' goes beyond the origins of lrangate to examine wider questions. (The Times, Feb.2, 1989)
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Credits
Directors
Barbara Trent
Cast
Elizabeth Montgomery
Scenario
Eve Goldberg
Director of Photography
Gary Meyer
Editors
David Kasper, Eve Goldberg
Non original music
Richard Elliot, Ruben Blades, Pink Floyd, Lou Reed
More info
Dialogue
English
Countries of production
United States of America
Year
1988