Berkeley in the Sixties (1990)

Director:

Mark Kitchell

Writers:

Mark Kitchell
Susan Griffin
(more)

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:

Campus | Student | 1960s | University | Political Activism

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)
Nancy Davis	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Kitchell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Susan Griffin
Mark Kitchell
Stephen Most

Produced by
Bea Andrade	....	associate producer
Mary Borrelli	....	associate producer
Marcia Jarmel	....	assistant producer
Mark Kitchell	....	producer
Kevin Pina	....	associate producer
Frances Politeo	....	assistant producer
Marc Weiss	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Stephen Lighthill

Film Editing by
Veronica Selver

Production Management
David Brown	....	production manager

Sound Department
Anne Evans	....	sound (as Ann Evans)
Jeffery Stephens	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Gilbert Johnson	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Charlton	....	camera operator: additional photography
Jocelyn Lighthill	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Jessica Ambinder-Rojas	....	assistant editor (as Jessica Ambinder)
Herbert H. Bennett	....	assistant editor (as Herb Bennett)
Sarah Durham	....	assistant editor
Grant Foerster	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Gilbert Johnson	....	projectionist: front projection

Thanks
Terry Floyd	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Kitchell Films
• P.O.V. Theatricals

Distributors

• California Newsreel (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• First Run Features (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• First Run Features (USA) (VHS)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1991) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Also Known As:

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

Quotes:

John Searle:"... worst yet, we attracted to Berkeley, the worst collection of kooks and nuts you've ever seen in your life. Everybody saw this on television, and they had a completely distorted conception of it. They thought, 'what you do is you go to Berkeley, and you riot and you just have a great time; its one big political, sexual, drug feast.'" TC:38.52

Movie Connections:

Features Operation Abolition (1960)

Soundtrack:

Viola Lee Blues

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.'