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The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan

20107.0 / 1079 min

Documentary

Overview

Private McKinley Nolan vanished 40 years ago in Vietnam on the Cambodian frontier. Some say he was captured, some say he was a traitor, some even say he was an American operative. The US Army officially claims he was radicalized and went native, joining the Viet Cong and later encountering the Khmer Rouge. In 2006, retired US Army Lt. Dan Smith, revisiting the battlefields of his youth, may have encountered the elusive McKinley, alive. So began a journey into the heart of darkness.

Cast

Michael Nolan

McKinley Nolan's brother

Richard Linnett

Journalist researching McKinley's story

Roger Nolan

McKinley Nolan's son

R.L. Brown

Mary Nolan's brother

Thach Quang

McKinley Nolan's adopted son

Benjamin David Reich

Interpreter

Cham Sone

Former Khmer Rouge guard

Sheila Jackson Lee

Assisted the Nolans

Frank Wagner

Mary Nolan

McKinley Nolan's wife

Crew

Henry Corra

Producer

Celia Maysles

Producer

Eben Bull

Editor

Kimberley Hassett

Editor

Robert Burger

Original Music Composer

Henry Corra

Director

Joslyn Barnes

Executive Producer

Henry Corra

Cinematography

Omry Maoz

Post Production Supervisor

Jeremy Amar

Producer