Audio and Video

Here you will find a selection of audiovisual resources related to the Alger Hiss case. The audio clips include a radio interview Studs Terkel conducted with Hiss in 1973, and a two-part 1985 radio interview with him over WBAI, Pacifica Radio, in New York.

Viewable Here

• “The Trials of Alger Hiss” (1980), a documentary by John Lowenthal
• A Talk by Dr. Timothy Hobson (two parts)
• British Pathé Newsreels

Also of Interest

• “Concealed Enemies” (1983), a public television miniseries produced by David Elstein and Lindsay Law; written by Hugh Whitemore; and directed by Jeff Blechman. The film featured Edward Herrmann as Alger Hiss and John Harkin’s intense portrayal of Whittaker Chambers.