| Front Cover |
Actor |
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| Charles Manson |
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| Martin Luther King |
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| Billy Ayers |
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| Todd Gitlin |
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| Kathleen Cleaver |
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| Billy Graham |
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| Walter Mondale |
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| Naomi Jaffe |
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| Fidel Castro |
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| Timothy Leary |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
Sam Green (II); Bill Siegel |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
Unrated |
| Running Time |
92 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| The key players in the radical movement known as the Weather Underground are skillfully brought to life in this Oscar-nominated documentary. The Weathermen were born of sixties protest, but took their scheme to overthrow the U.S. government to especially violent extremes. Never a well-populated movement, the Underground petered out as its leaders aged during the seventies; by decade's end, weary of hiding, most of them had turned themselves over to the authorities. That journey, by which a fire-breathing revolutionary such as Bernadine Dohrn became a (still fiery) gray-haired wife and mother, is an intriguing one. This film, rich in period footage (and some unnecessary sensationalism) captures the era somewhat broadly. But the present-day interviews with the participants, contrasted with their radical selves, provides an exceptionally detailed look inside the organization itself. It's not a nostalgic look back, and the overall mood is sobering rather than celebratory. Lili Taylor provides the narration. --Robert Horton |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
383 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.33:1 |
| UPC (Barcode) |
767685960233 |
| Release Date |
5/25/2004 |
| Subtitles |
Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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