Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Original title: Bully. Coward. Victim: The Story of Roy Cohn
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A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
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Joey Adams
- Self - Comedian
- (archive footage)
Peter L. Allen
- Self - Cohn's former driver
- (as Peter Allen)
Maryanne Trump Barry
- Self - Sister of Donald Trump
- (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw
- Self
- (archive footage)
Susan Brown
- Ethel Rosenberg
- (archive footage)
Roy M. Cohn
- Self
- (archive footage)
Alan Dershowitz
- Self
- (as Alan M. Dershowitz)
Richard DuPont
- Self
- (archive footage)
Peter Fraser
- Self
- (archive footage)
Carmine Galante
- Self
- (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
- Self
- (archive footage)
David Greenglass
- Self
- (archive footage)
Irving Kaufman
- Self - Rosenberg Trial Judge
- (archive footage)
Larry King
- Self
- (archive footage)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIvy Meeropol, the director of this documentary, is the daughter of Michael Meeropol--the older son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. The subject of this documentary, Roy Cohn, was a prosecutor in the Rosenbergs' espionage trial. Cohn was accused of (but never absolutely proven to have committed) an array of unethical and illegal acts during the trial, including encouraging Ethel's brother to lie on the stand to falsely incriminate Ethel and save himself and his wife. Cohn's actions led to the death penalty for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Michael and Ivy Meeropol's last name is not Rosenberg because after Julius and Ethel's execution, Michael and his brother were adopted by the activist and songwriter Abel Meeropol, best known for having written the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit."
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Stubborn, Powerful, Greedy, who went out with a sick downfall.
This latest look at Roy Cohn is an "HBO" doc from the Rosenbergs grandaughter it's called "Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy". Those words pretty much sum it up as it's a collection of interviews with friends, family, journalists, and associates, who knew and had dealings with the legal and business power play as thru their words they give opinions and facts about Roy's life. Clips and vintage footage is shown all during Roy's life from the Rosenberg trial right up until his death in 1986 of "AIDS". Spotlighted is his working in "NYC" with business and political leaders and how he did some money hiding. Plus he was the one to influence Donald Trump to much bigger things(like now being president!) Interviews given show Roy as cold and win at all cost also sheltered and closeted as he never admitted having "AIDS". Interviews given from the gay community were revealing and eye opening about his backdoor secrets. Overall this man was stubborn and tough who in the end had a downfall from his power and secrets. Overall good political and historical doc to watch.
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- blanbrn
- Jun 23, 2020
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