Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 17,249 this week

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)

52 min  -  Documentary  -   21 October 1963 (USA)
8.3
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.3/10 from 154 users  
Reviews: 1 user | 5 critic

Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions.

 Loading+Watchlist

Watch it

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 7,096 titles by nostaw created 5 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 427 titles by Trendcrusher created 3 weeks ago
 
image of title
a list of 118 titles by Germanesque created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 575 titles by eiganerd created 1 month ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John F. Kennedy ...
Himself - President of the United States
George Wallace George Wallace ...
Himself - Governor of Alabama
Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy ...
Himself - Attorney General of the United States
Vivian Malone Vivian Malone ...
Herself - a Negro Student
James Hood James Hood ...
Himself - a Negro Student
Michael LeMoyne Kennedy Michael LeMoyne Kennedy ...
Himself - Robert F. Kennedy's Son (as Michael)
Burt Marshall Burt Marshall ...
Himself - Assistant Attorney General
Nicholas Katzenbach Nicholas Katzenbach ...
Himself - Deputy Attorney General
John Dore John Dore ...
Himself - Deputy Attorney General
Jack Greenberg Jack Greenberg ...
Himself - N.A.A.C.P. Advisor
Creighton Williams Abrams Creighton Williams Abrams ...
Himself - Confrontation Planner for Military (as General Abrams)
Kerry Kennedy Kerry Kennedy ...
Herself - Robert F. Kennedy's Daughter
Peyton Norville Peyton Norville ...
Himself - United States Marshal (as Marshal Norville)
Henry Vance Graham Henry Vance Graham ...
Himself - Commander of Alabama National Guard (as General Graham)
Dave McGlathery Dave McGlathery ...
Himself - a Negro Engineering Student
Edit

Storyline

Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions.

Add Full Plot | Add Synopsis

Genres:

Documentary

Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Kriisi See more »

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC News, Drew Associates See more »
Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »
Edit

Did You Know?

Crazy Credits

With the exception of the narrator, cast members are credited orally during
the movie by the narrator or by other cast members or themselves (on the
telephone). See more »

Connections

Featured in A President to Remember (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

"(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land"
(1860)
Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Played as background music for the first Alabama scene See more »