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The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

Original title: La sixième face du pentagone
1968 · 28 min
Directed by Chris Marker · France · French New Wave
Short filmDocumentaryHistory

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Cast

Henri de Turenne Chris Marker William Sloane Coffin N. Paul Stookey Mary Allin Travers John Wilson

Credits

Written by: François Reichenbach
Produced by: Catherine Braunberger Pierre Braunberger

Plot

Chris Marker and François Reichenbach document the massive anti–Vietnam War protest held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial before marching on the Pentagon.

Sinekatalog’s take

A direct, on-the-ground record of a vast antiwar march, with two filmmakers capturing the crowd, the mood and the confrontation. It has the immediacy of a time capsule. Valuable viewing for anyone interested in protest history and observational filmmaking.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (385 votes)
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