Gladio

A dense, sobering investigative documentary that feels like piecing together a hidden history through interviews, demanding close attention.

Directed by

Allan Francovich

Genres

Documentary

Starring

John Rowe, Ian McKellen, William Colby

Overview

In three programmes shown over consecutive weeks in BBC2's Timewatch strand, Allan Francovich interviewed key Gladio players such as Propaganda Due head, Licio Gelli, Italian neofascist and terrorist Vincenzo Vinciguerra, Venetian judge Felice Casson, Italian Gladio commander General Gerardo Serravale, Belgian Senator Roger Lallemand, Belgian gendarme Martial Lekue and former CIA director William Colby. Also included was "hoaxer" Oswald LeWinter.

How it feels

Tense, dark, earnest and cynical. Measured and demanding.

About

Conspiracy, politics, corruption, power

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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