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8 February 1981 (USA)
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Based on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses...
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Won Primetime Emmy.
Another 1 nomination
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Daniel Aguar | ... | Duke |
 | Charley Lang | ... | Barry |
| Jane Fleiss | ... | Allison Krause |
 | Talia Balsam | ... | Sandy Scheuer |
| Keith Gordon | ... | Jeff Miller |
 | John Getz | ... | Ted |
| Shepperd Strudwick | ||
| Will Patton | ... | Peter |
 | Lenny von Dohlen | ||
 | Ellen Barkin | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Steve Beauchamp | ... | Scooter |
| Frederikke Borge | (as Rikke Borge) | |
 | Josh Clark | ... | National Guard |
| George Coe | ||
| Jerome Dempsey | ... | Gov. Rhodes |
| Ann Gillespie | ... | Sharon |
| David Marshall Grant | ||
 | Roxanne Hart | ... | Jean |
| Michael Higgins | ... | Glenn |
| Michael Horton | ... | Cody |
 | Larry Lindsey | ... | Policeman |
| Gary Lee Love | ... | Reporter |
 | Jeff McCracken | ... | Bill Schroeder |
| Steven Means | ... | Reporter |
| Peter Miner | ||
| Christopher Murney | ... | Major Jones |
| Gretchen West | ... | Buffy |
 | Jordan Williams | ... | Lt. Stone |
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180 min | 180 min (including commercials)
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The scene in which the ROTC building was burned had to be reshot, because the original fire got out of control. That meant the ROTC facade had to be rebuilt in two days.
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Wow.
I remember this movie; another comment on the IMDb pointed out how this should be required viewing for students, and I actually DID see this film in high school, several years ago. It stuck with me, though for some reason it never occurred to me to look it up on the IMDb-- I found it quite by accident.
The movie did a great job of establishing the characters and the time, though kind of tipped its hand as to the fates of these main characters. One scene sticks out in my memory as a professor gives a short speech about Gus Flaubert, to an empty classroom-- I mean, it's not supposed to be empty, the students are supposed to be implied, but it's a TV movie so I guess they couldn't afford extras that day.
Anyway. Things can get pretty crazy in a heated political climate; with all the hate and anger being spewed by Fox News commentators toward Liberal America, this film is still a sobering reminder of the mistrust certain cultures in America have for others, and when that's met with violence, there are terrible consequences. This film isn't the most technically well-made (it was a TV-movie after all), but is still required viewing until someone has the vision, and the courage, to make the film we so desperately need.