The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

1968·0h 28m·Released

6.6
DocumentaryHistory

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.

Cast

Henri de Turenne

Henri de Turenne

Narrator (voice)

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

William Sloane Coffin

William Sloane Coffin

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

Mary Travers

Mary Travers

John Wilson

John Wilson

Peter Yarrow

Peter Yarrow

Details

Release Date
1968-08-26
Status
Released
Language
Français, English
Production
Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON), France Opera Film

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