The CIA's Secret Army (1977)
This program examines Cuban exile terrorists living in Miami. These terrorists were secretly trained and employed by the U.S. government in the early 1960s to fight Fidel Castro. Now, without U.S. support, terrorist activities continue in Miami and Latin America. The program reviews secret U.S. policies toward Cuba in the 1960s and includes interviews with Castro and former top CIA officials. Members of this group, formerly secretly trained and employed by U.S. Government until 1967, have been active in Watergate crimes and anti-Castro terrorism including bomb explosion on Cuban Airline killing seventy-three. Includes interviews with Castro, E. Howard Hunt, Bernard Barker, and Rolando Martinez.' - The Paley Center For Media
Director: Judy Crichton
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Bill Moyers as Self |
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Fidel Castro as Self |
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John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage) |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower as Self (archive footage) |
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E. Howard Hunt as Self |
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Richard M. Bissell Jr. as Self |
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Grayston Lynch as Self - Former CIA Case Officer |
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Ray S. Cline as Self - Former Head, CIA Intelligence Directorate |
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Anastasio Somoza Debayle as Self |
| Production | Judy Crichton | Producer |
| Production | George Crile III | Producer |
| Writing | George Crile III | Writer |
| Directing | Judy Crichton | Director |
| Sound | Richard Wiggins | Sound |
| Production | Teresa Styles | Researcher |
| Editing | Joseph A. Fackovec | Editor |
| Camera | William J. Wagner | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kenneth Witty | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Tom Spain | Additional Photography |
| Production | Terry Robinson | Production Manager |
| Editing | Dennis Blakeley | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Mike Davis | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Dan Lemer | Additional Photography |
| Production | Dell Byrne | Researcher |
| Editing | Susan Elmiger | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Howard Stringer | Executive Producer |
| Production | Leslie Danoff | Researcher |
| Art | Bob Chapman | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Joe Russo | Technical Advisor |
| Writing | Bill Moyers | Writer |