The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan
2010•1h 19m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Henry Corra
Languages
English
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
Production
Producer
Jeremy Amar
Producer
Henry Corra
Producer
Celia Maysles
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