The Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman (1999)
1h 38m
Running Time
January 19, 1999Release Date
The Man Who Might Have Been: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Herbert Norman (1999)
1h 38m
Running Time
January 19, 1999Release Date
Plot.
On April 4, 1957, Herbert Norman, the Canadian ambassador to Egypt, leapt to his death from a Cairo rooftop. During his remarkable life, Norman helped set the course of post-war Japan and played a key role during the Suez crisis. But with all of his talents and achievements, there was something haunting Herbert Norman and following him to every corner of the globe: the accusation that he was a Soviet spy. This documentary takes us back to a time when the Cold War was heating up and when the mere accusation of communist sympathies could destroy a man's career. Using de-classified documents, interviews with key players and dramatizations filmed around the world, the film reconstructs the ordeal that Norman endured for seven long years, as a US Senate subcommittee relentlessly probed his past beliefs and current loyalties.
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Cast & Crew.

Mark Korven
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator

Nick Hector
Additional Editing

Greg Ellwand
Herbert Norman

Tina Hahn
Production Assistant

Kenneth Welsh
Narrator

Frank Blanch
Performer

Enrico Pradal
Production Assistant

Naila Hamdy
Location Coordinator

Joanne Rourke
Colorist

Peter Kelly
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lisa Mininni
Performer

David Kazala
Editor

Elizabeth Klinck
Researcher / Production Manager

John Kramer
Director

Peter St. Laurent
Post Production Assistant

Louise Lore
Executive Producer

Nobuko Matsushita
Translator / Location Coordinator

Russ McMillen
Post Production Coordinator

Kemp Archibald
Production Supervisor

Martha Newbigging
Graphic Designer

John Walker
Still Photographer

John Martin
Sound Recordist

Steve Hammond
Foley Artist

Dexter Bonaparte
Props

Ida Di Fruscia
Administration

Lorena Philp
Administrative Assistant

Tanya Fleet
Archival Footage Research

Tait Ritchie
Casting

Deirdre Tanaka
Translator

Gerry Flahive
Producer

Lori Longstaff
Assistant Camera

Ivan Sutton
Additional Casting

Nadine Simunic
Researcher

Nadine Simmir
Production Assistant

Andreas Poulsson
Director of Photography

Alan Geldart
Sound Editor

John Kramer
Director / Writer
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 19, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
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