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Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.

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Ivy Meeropol

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This is my grandfather,
Julius Rosenberg. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

This is my grandfather, Julius Rosenberg.

And this is - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

My father and my uncle were... - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

My father and my uncle were...

Around ten and six... - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Around ten and six...

Um, when they were electrocuted. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Um, when they were electrocuted.

They were accused of stealing
the atom bomb secret. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

They were accused of stealing the atom bomb secret.

I wanna ask my dad - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I wanna ask my dad

What happened was that - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

What happened was that

Make up some lies
about a lot of people, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Make up some lies about a lot of people,

But they refused to tell those
lies because if they did, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

But they refused to tell those lies because if they did,

What I wanna do is I wanna say - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

What I wanna do is I wanna say

We are still here,
and we are still struggling, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

We are still here, and we are still struggling,

Barry Farber:
Roy Cohn, when he was
virtually just a teenager, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Barry Farber: Roy Cohn, when he was virtually just a teenage...

You've had 30 years, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

You've had 30 years,

Have you spent
one of those nights - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Have you spent one of those nights

Of course not, Barry.
This couple
was convicted by a jury, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Of course not, Barry. This couple was convicted by a jury,

(indistinct dialogue) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

(indistinct dialogue)

(indistinct chatter) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

(indistinct chatter)

We believe that the free world
is gonna win the Cold War, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

We believe that the free world is gonna win the Cold War,

I'm a guy who's taken
tough positions, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I'm a guy who's taken tough positions,

I don't see the difference - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I don't see the difference

What I do,
I do on the basis
of moral judgments - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

What I do, I do on the basis of moral judgments

I reserve that right,
the right to make judgments - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I reserve that right, the right to make judgments

Someone wants
to be my detractor, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Someone wants to be my detractor,

I'll hold up
the army to ridicule." - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I'll hold up the army to ridicule."

(indistinct dialogue) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

(indistinct dialogue)

Don't ever threaten unless
you intend to follow through. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Don't ever threaten unless you intend to follow through...

I will not say anything that
I cannot repeat under oath. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I will not say anything that I cannot repeat under oath.

Peter Manso:
In 1980, I went to
"Playboy Magazine," - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Peter Manso: In 1980, I went to "Playboy Magazine,"...

Manso:
I simply called Roy
at his law firm, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Manso: I simply called Roy at his law firm,

"Sounds interesting.
When do you wanna - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

"Sounds interesting. When do you wanna

We started taping at his
place in North Greenwich, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

We started taping at his place in North Greenwich,

Manso:
Uh, so, presumably,
your clients, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Manso: Uh, so, presumably, your clients,

Cohn:
Uh, I wouldn't say - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: Uh, I wouldn't say

I think it's what
I started learning during
the Rosenberg trial, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I think it's what I started learning during the Rosenbe...

Cohn:
So, I just made up my mind
I was gonna do - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: So, I just made up my mind I was gonna do

-Manso: Mm-hmm.
-Cohn: ...in the way
of tough fighting - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

-Manso: Mm-hmm. -Cohn: ...in the way of tough fighting

Manso:
It became clear
to me right away - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Manso: It became clear to me right away

To call him evil, it's true, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

To call him evil, it's true,

He was bright,
he was contentious, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

He was bright, he was contentious,

Cohn:
I would say I'm probably
more of a maverick. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: I would say I'm probably more of a maverick.

The usual reaction isn't
"Ah, Roy Cohn
represents the mob." - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The usual reaction isn't "Ah, Roy Cohn represents ...

"Roy Cohn, good friend
of George Steinbrenner - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

"Roy Cohn, good friend of George Steinbrenner

"Roy Cohn,
the friend of congressmen, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

"Roy Cohn, the friend of congressmen,

Narrator: Someone had
passed America's atomic
bomb secrets to Russia. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Narrator: Someone had passed America's atomic bomb secr...

The federal government
had laid the crime
at the doorstep - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The federal government had laid the crime at the doorstep

The Communists were
the ones who were fighting - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The Communists were the ones who were fighting

In World War II,
given the wartime alliance - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

In World War II, given the wartime alliance

It became a natural thing - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

It became a natural thing

My father made
a big deal at the trial - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

My father made a big deal at the trial

When my children
were young, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

When my children were young,

David Greenglass,
my mother's brother, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

David Greenglass, my mother's brother,

He coached David Greenglass
to develop his testimony, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

He coached David Greenglass to develop his testimony,

The two of them together
were the reason - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The two of them together were the reason

(birds chirping) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

(birds chirping)

In 1955, I read - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

In 1955, I read

And there was
the reference to Roy Cohn, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

And there was the reference to Roy Cohn,

-Wow. That's quite a book
to read when you're 12.
-Yeah, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

-Wow. That's quite a book to read when you're 12. ...

And I knew that McCarthy
was a "bad man," - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

And I knew that McCarthy was a "bad man,"

Cohn:
I had graduated from
college and law school, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: I had graduated from college and law school,

I was a kid.
I was not yet 20. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I was a kid. I was not yet 20.

I had prosecuted
internal security cases,
counterfeiting, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I had prosecuted internal security cases, counterfeiting,

A big, fat 23 years old - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

A big, fat 23 years old

I think that
the death sentence - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I think that the death sentence

I think it's been
a very good year - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I think it's been a very good year

Alan Dershowitz:
He was known as the guy - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Alan Dershowitz: He was known as the guy

And I think he saw this as
a stepping stone to glory, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

And I think he saw this as a stepping stone to glory,

Cohn:
I became Chief Counsel - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: I became Chief Counsel

Government agencies had
covered up security risks - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Government agencies had covered up security risks

Now, how to do it in the '50s?
Well, you went after Communists. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Now, how to do it in the '50s? Well, you went after Com...

Senator Joseph McCarthy:
Can you answer - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Senator Joseph McCarthy: Can you answer

David Lloyd Marcus:
McCarthy didn't know anything
about Communists, really, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

David Lloyd Marcus: McCarthy didn't know anything about...

He didn't wanna be
in McCarthy's seat
being the Senator, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

He didn't wanna be in McCarthy's seat being the Se...

Cohn:
The last way to be
politically ambitious - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Cohn: The last way to be politically ambitious

I was down there to do
more in this type of work, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I was down there to do more in this type of work,

(applause) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

For me,
Communism was far worse - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

For me, Communism was far worse

I could imagine the worst thing
you could be was a Communist - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

I could imagine the worst thing you could be was a Communist

Tony Kushner:
I imagine this guy - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Tony Kushner: I imagine this guy

The Communist Party
is not a political party. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The Communist Party is not a political party.

Its object is the overthrow
of the government
of the United States - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Its object is the overthrow of the government of the United ...

(indistinct shouting) - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

(indistinct shouting)

Kushner:
The two groups that
were initially tagged - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Kushner: The two groups that were initially tagged

-(gavel banging)
-McCarthy:
There's another group... - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

-(gavel banging) -McCarthy: There's another group...

Talk, but I think the picture
isn't complete unless we do. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Talk, but I think the picture isn't complete unless we ...

Some of them have that
unusual affliction - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

Some of them have that unusual affliction

The pervert is easy
prey to the blackmailer. - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

The pervert is easy prey to the blackmailer.

It follows that if
blackmailers can exhort money
from these individuals, - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

It follows that if blackmailers can exhort money from these ...

We know that Communists
writing about the United States - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

We know that Communists writing about the United States

And that is why
we don't believe - Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

And that is why we don't believe

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A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.

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Director: Ivy Meeropol

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 18 Jun 2020

Awards: 5 nominations

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