In the Year of the Pig (1968)

Director:

Emile de Antonio

Stars:

Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Credited cast:
Harry S. Ashmore	...	Himself - Chairman: Center for Democratic Institutions
Daniel Berrigan	...	Himself
Joseph Buttinger	...	Himself - France
William R. Corson	...	Himself - USMC, CIA
Philippe Devillers	...	Himself - France
David Halberstam	...	Himself - New York Times
Roger Hillsman	...	Himself - Asst. Secretary of State
Jean Lacouture	...	Himself - France
Kenneth P. Landon	...	Himself - State Dept
Thruston B. Morton	...	Himself - US Senator
Paul Mus	...	Himself - Yale University
Charlton Osburn	...	Himself - State Dept., 1946
Harrison Salisbury	...	Himself - New York Times
Ilya Todd	...	Himself - Reporter: Le nouvel observateur
John Toller	...	Himself - Green Berets, Deserter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

missile | prologue | search and destroy | revolution | election fraud | 

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Genres:

Documentary | History | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 February 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sian vuosi

Company Credits

Production Co:

Emile de Antonio Productions, Turin Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Mr. Hoover and I (1989)

User Reviews

De Antonio's Masterpiece of Anti-American Documentary

In The Year of the Pig is as important to narrative cinema as it is to documentary cinema. The raw and powerful anti-Vietnam (note- De made the film in 1968 and not in the 80's or 90's like directors such as Stone or Kubrick) documentary is composed of archival footage, interviews done by De himself, and an amazing soundtrack done by a student of avant-garde composer John Cage. De first tackled didactic montage in Point of Order and he all but masters it in this film. Imagine this- war torn American soldiers, legless and bloody, being carried off the battlefield while "Old Glory" is being played on timbas and other Indonesian instruments. It is so anti-American, anti-War, and brilliant. This film is a seminal piece of work in the New American Cinema and should be preserved for generations to come.