Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Sep 29, 2019

1h 34m

★ 6.4

Overview

Legendary and controversial attorney Roy Cohn was a power broker in the rough and tumble world of New York City business and politics. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s top counsel during investigations into Communist activities in the 1950s, Cohn is also known for being Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, fixer and mentor.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Documentary Films

Motto Pictures

Red 50

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn Trailers

Cast

Self (archive footage)

Roy Cohn

Self

Tony Kushner

Self

Nathan Lane

Self

John Waters

Self

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Ivy Meeropol

Self (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev

Self (archive footage)

Larry King

Self (archive footage)

Joseph McCarthy

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Nancy Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Louis Rukeyser

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