The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
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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. Filmed amid the crowd, the short captures the tension, idealism, and growing radicalism of the American peace movement.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-08-26
Runtime: 28 mins
Director: Chris Marker, François Reichenbach
Spoken language: English, Français
Genres: Documentary, History
Original title: The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
Production Companies: Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON), France Opera Film, Les Films de la Pléiade
Production Countries: France
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