The CIA's Secret Army

The CIA's Secret Army

1977
1h 43m
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Documentary

"A CBS Reports documentary hosted by Bill Moyers"

Overview

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

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
CBS News Productions
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia) cuba

Quick Facts

Release Date June 10, 1977
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers

Self

Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro

Self

John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt

Self

Richard M. Bissell Jr.
Richard M. Bissell Jr.

Self

Grayston Lynch
Grayston Lynch

Self - Former CIA Case Officer

Ray S. Cline
Ray S. Cline

Self - Former Head, CIA Intelligence Directorate

Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Anastasio Somoza Debayle

Self

Key Crew

George Crile III
Producer
George Crile III
Writer
Judy Crichton
Producer
Judy Crichton
Director
Howard Stringer
Executive Producer
Bill Moyers
Writer