This TV-movie was one of the worst pieces of cinema I have ever had the misfortune to see. The story was "based upon" Roy Cohn but the details were wholly made-up and false. The whole Rosenbergs issue was beyond stupid. The fact is that the Rosenbergs were guilty and the recently released Venona documents support that fact.
I happened to see this movie again but it was on the "History" Channel and they had asked some people who knew of and who knew Roy Cohn directly to appear for commentary reasons and they verified between commercial breaks that the movie was a complete farce and that the description of Roy Cohn was false.
Parts like when in the movie Cohn was in a courtroom and he was standing on the table screaming, were verified by other people who happened to be in the room at that time as being false. That's right, it never happened. Or, consider Cohn's relationship with his dad in the film. That was a lie as well. Cohn had an excellent relationship with his dad but the movie would lead you to believe otherwise.
There's a reason why they waited until Cohn was dead to make this movie. The film is full of libelous nonsense that would have cost the studio who made this trash alot of money after they got sued by Roy Cohn.
So there you have it. The movie was a big lie so the next time you choose to watch it, just remember that it is nothing more than some left-wing screenwriter's idea of what Roy Cohn was about. To everyone associated with this production, I say: "Have you no shame? At long last, have you no shame?"
I happened to see this movie again but it was on the "History" Channel and they had asked some people who knew of and who knew Roy Cohn directly to appear for commentary reasons and they verified between commercial breaks that the movie was a complete farce and that the description of Roy Cohn was false.
Parts like when in the movie Cohn was in a courtroom and he was standing on the table screaming, were verified by other people who happened to be in the room at that time as being false. That's right, it never happened. Or, consider Cohn's relationship with his dad in the film. That was a lie as well. Cohn had an excellent relationship with his dad but the movie would lead you to believe otherwise.
There's a reason why they waited until Cohn was dead to make this movie. The film is full of libelous nonsense that would have cost the studio who made this trash alot of money after they got sued by Roy Cohn.
So there you have it. The movie was a big lie so the next time you choose to watch it, just remember that it is nothing more than some left-wing screenwriter's idea of what Roy Cohn was about. To everyone associated with this production, I say: "Have you no shame? At long last, have you no shame?"