The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan

The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan

79 mins | Documentary | Oct. 1, 2010

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.

The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan

79 mins | Documentary | Oct. 1, 2010

The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan
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.
Producers
Original title The Disappearance of McKinley Nolan
Directors Henry Corra
Writers

Cast

Michael Nolan

as McKinley Nolan's brother

Richard Linnett

as Journalist researching McKinley's story

Roger Nolan

as McKinley Nolan's son

R.L. Brown

as Mary Nolan's brother

Thach Quang

as McKinley Nolan's adopted son

Benjamin David Reich

as Interpreter

Cham Sone

as Former Khmer Rouge guard

Sheila Jackson Lee

as Assisted the Nolans

Mary Nolan

as McKinley Nolan's wife