A story so bizarre it might have been written by a master of international intrigue. But it wasn't. It really happened.
Featuring
Whittaker Chambers
Himself (archive footage)
Alger Hiss
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Night and Fog
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2023
Victor Fainberg. Madly in Dissent
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Cirque du Soleil: Quidam
1999 · Film
2008·7.3
Up the Yangtze
2008 · Film
2026·6.8
The Great Smog of London
2026 · Film
2002·7.0
Dogtown and Z-Boys
2002 · Film
2005·4.0
Nobody Wants Your Film
2005 · Film
2016·6.0
The Beast Is Still Alive
2016 · Film
2014·7.0
Dick Cavett's Watergate
2014 · Film
2014
State of Bacon
2002·7.1
Dark Side of the Moon
2019·7.0
I Invite You to My Execution
2019 · Film
2017·6.5
Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star
2017 · Film
2005·6.0
The Wild Blue Yonder
2021·9.0
The Rumba Kings
2021 · Film
1997·5.3
Hollywood Rated 'R'
1997 · Film
2017
25 Tracks
1996·8.0
Bitter Paradise: The Sell-out of East Timor
1996 · Film
Night Will Fall
2026·8.4
S4: The Bob Lazar Story
2011·7.0
Zeitgeist: Moving Forward
2011 · Film
2006·6.4
Fuck
2006 · Film
2021·7.0
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
2022·6.9
Sidney
2022 · Film
2025·8.0
My Mom Jayne
2025 · Film
2012·6.1
Room 237
2012 · Film
2000·7.8
As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty
2000 · Film
2026·7.2
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5
1971·7.0
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Film
2017·7.1
David Bowie: The Last Five Years
2012·6.9
Casting By
2006·6.6
The U.S. vs. John Lennon
2025·7.0
Come See Me in the Good Light
2003·7.2
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
2003 · Film
2008·6.9
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
2013·6.8
Bettie Page Reveals All
2013 · Film
2019·7.7
Oprah Winfrey Presents: When They See Us Now
2013·7.1
The Class of ‘92
Documentary by lifelong friend that supports the innocence of Alger Hiss (convicted in January 1950 on two counts of espionage-related perjury)
Directed byJohn Lowenthal
