Summaries

In the late Spring of 1970, nationwide protests against the war in Vietnam focused in the Wall Street area of New York City and ultimately in a major anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C. A group of New York University film students documented the demonstrations as they happened in both cities. Later, in New York, the massive amount of black and white and color 16mm footage was edited into this important record of the day by day events. The extended final scene, shot by Edward Summer in a hotel room in Washington, D.C., is a spontaneous conversation among Martin Scorsese, Harvey Keitel, Jay Cocks and Verna Bloom who, along with a large group of NYU students, found themselves frustrated and perplexed by the events and hopeful that the protests would result in change.—E. Summer

Details

Keywords
  • 1970s
  • new york city
  • 20th century
  • alliterative title
  • year 1970
Genres
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Sep 13, 1970
Countries of origin United States
Official sites YouTube - Video
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA
Production companies New York Cinetracts Collective

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 15m
Color Color Black and White
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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