George Polk was a real life journalist who was killed during the Greek civil war in 1948. He wanted to meet the Greek communist guerrilla leader.
The murder was blamed on communists but who actually killed Polk has always remained murky.
This dramatisation focuses on an another American journalist based in Greece. Helen Zotos ends up covering Polk's death and is brought in for police questioning.
A Greek journalist Andrea Bakolas accuses Zotos of having a letter written by his mother that procured Polk to his death. A very serious charge that could lead to the death penalty.
Zotos has few options open to her. She has to count on someone telling the truth.
This was a rather dry adaptation of what should had been a fascinating story with intrigue. Peter Wyngarde plays Bakolas and even he is flat.
There was a journalism award named after George Polk.
The murder was blamed on communists but who actually killed Polk has always remained murky.
This dramatisation focuses on an another American journalist based in Greece. Helen Zotos ends up covering Polk's death and is brought in for police questioning.
A Greek journalist Andrea Bakolas accuses Zotos of having a letter written by his mother that procured Polk to his death. A very serious charge that could lead to the death penalty.
Zotos has few options open to her. She has to count on someone telling the truth.
This was a rather dry adaptation of what should had been a fascinating story with intrigue. Peter Wyngarde plays Bakolas and even he is flat.
There was a journalism award named after George Polk.
