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.
Gerry Flahive
Producer
John Martin
Sound Recordist
Greg Ellwand
Herbert Norman
Mark Korven
Original Music Composer / Orchestrator
Kenneth Welsh
Narrator
Elizabeth Klinck
Production Manager / Researcher
Frank Blanch
Performer
Nobuko Matsushita
Location Coordinator / Translator
Tina Hahn
Production Assistant
David Kazala
Editor
Lisa Mininni
Performer
Ida Di Fruscia
Administration
John Kramer
Director
Steve Hammond
Foley Artist
Nick Hector
Additional Editing
Nadine Simmir
Production Assistant
Naila Hamdy
Location Coordinator
Lori Longstaff
Assistant Camera
Tait Ritchie
Casting
Nadine Simunic
Researcher
Kemp Archibald
Production Supervisor
Enrico Pradal
Production Assistant
Peter St. Laurent
Post Production Assistant
John Walker
Still Photographer
Lorena Philp
Administrative Assistant
Joanne Rourke
Colorist
Andreas Poulsson
Director of Photography
Dexter Bonaparte
Props
Ivan Sutton
Additional Casting
Peter Kelly
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Russ McMillen
Post Production Coordinator
Deirdre Tanaka
Translator
Martha Newbigging
Graphic Designer
Alan Geldart
Sound Editor
Tanya Fleet
Archival Footage Research
Louise Lore
Executive Producer
John Kramer
Director / Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 19, 1999
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
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