Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime poster

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7.6/10

Release2014

Runtime1h 39m

StatusReleased

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Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime

2014

1h 39m

7.6

Documentary

Synopsis

Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to rely on something even more extraordinary to fight their corner: Investigative journalism. This is the story of how Harold Evans fought and won the battle of his and many other lives.

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