The Hidden Hand: Alien Contact and the Government Cover-Up
Released: September 1, 2013Runtime: 80 min
The Hidden Hand is a controversial Award-winning documentary that explores the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence here on Earth. The film takes a keen look at a spectrum of topics like alien abduction, human/alien hybridization, the military's reverse-engineering of alien technology and the government cover-up of anything related to extraterrestrials. Is preoccupation with E.T.'s a form of cultural madness, or is something really going on? How would E.T. contact change the religious and political institutions of our society? The Hidden Hand is full of riveting interviews with experts and experiencers alike: Whitley Strieber, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the 6th astronaut on the moon, Paul Hellyer, a former Canadian Defence Minister, Richard Dolan, Jim Marrs, Linda Moulton Howe, Col. John Alexander, Lyn Buchanan, Clifford Stone, Nassim Haramein, David Icke, Dr. Roger Leir, Graham Hancock and Paola Harris, among others. The shadowy world of UFOs is suddenly brought to light.
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- Tristan Laytonas Self - Narrator
- Richard Dolanas Self - Author. UFOs & The National Security State
- Whitley Strieberas Self - Author, Communion
- Robert Deanas Self - Retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major
- Stanton Friedmanas Self - Author, Flying Saucers & Science
- Paola Harrisas Self - Author, Connecting the Dots
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Tristan Layton
as Self - Narrator
Richard Dolan
as Self - Author. UFOs & The National Security State
Whitley Strieber
as Self - Author, Communion
Robert Dean
as Self - Retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major
Stanton Friedman
as Self - Author, Flying Saucers & Science
Paola Harris
as Self - Author, Connecting the Dots
Joni Strother
as Self - Abductee
Roger Leir
as Self - Author, The Aliens and the Scalpel
Jim Sparks
as Self - Author, The Keepers
Niara Isley
as Self - Abductee
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