Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Mark Kitchell

Writers:

Susan Griffin (writer)
Mark Kitchell (writer)

Release Date:

26 March 1992 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary | History | Music

Tagline:

The untold story of students in the 60s

Plot:

A documentary about militant student political activity in the University of California-Berkely in the 1960's.

Plot Keywords:

1960s | Campus | Student | University | Story

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jentri Anders	...	Herself
Joan Baez	...	Herself (archive footage)
Frank Bardacke	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Stokely Carmichael	...	Himself (archive footage)
John De Bonis	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hardy Frye	...	Himself
John Gage	...	Himself
Allen Ginsberg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Todd Gitlin	...	Himself
Jackie Goldberg	...	Herself (also archive footage)
The Grateful Dead	...	Themselves (archive footage)
Susan Griffin	...	Herself / Narrator
David Hilliard	...	Himself
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage)
Clark Kerr	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Dr. Clark Kerr)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Barry Melton	...	Himself
Mike Miller	...	Himself
Robert Mitchum	...	Himself (archive footage)
Suzy Nelson	...	Herself
Huey P. Newton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Phil Ochs	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Potter	...	Himself (voice) (archive footage)
Max Rafferty	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Rector	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ruth Rosen	...	Herself
Michael Rossman	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Mario Savio	...	Himself
Bobby Seale	...	Himself (also archive footage)
John Searle	...	Himself
Francis E. Walter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jack Weinberg	...	Himself (also archive footage)

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

Kitchell Films

Movie Connections:

Features People's Park (1969)

Soundtrack:

Oski Dolls

I was there-

'I was there as a student - this film is a '10' in explaining the era and what was going on in the Berkeley arena during this time frame. I teach at CAL now, and have used it as a 'primer' to show the way things should be. As a social (2xPh.D.) scientist (and as a Canadian) it seems Americans have lost the drive and initiative to make a change. In many ways the nameless people in this film are heroes, standing up for what they believe should be at any cost. Many who see this film have no idea what the students who were part of this movement went through, it was far from a 'walk in the park' - their sacrifices of family, friends and the indignities they suffered cannot be explained. These are your lost heroes America, learn from them and rise to the occasion again before it is too late.'