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 From Protest to Resistance, Critical Look at the New Left (1968) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Death Sound Blues

Long hair hippie dope fiends battle the pigs

Dramatic documentary highlighting the new awareness of the young, middle class white kids, blacks, and women. Lots of good footage showing of the happenings during the sixties, including excerpts from several speeches given by both radicals and politicos. A lot of this program I remembered from back then, but much of it was new to me. Very enjoyable look back.