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The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
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6.9/10
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Ed Flanders in The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972)
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The trial of the Catonsville Nine, the nine Catholic activists who in 1968 went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files and burned them to protest the Vietnam War.The trial of the Catonsville Nine, the nine Catholic activists who in 1968 went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files and burned them to protest the Vietnam War.The trial of the Catonsville Nine, the nine Catholic activists who in 1968 went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files and burned them to protest the Vietnam War.

  • Director
    • Gordon Davidson
  • Writers
    • Daniel Berrigan
    • Saul Levitt
  • Stars
    • Gwen Arner
    • Ed Flanders
    • Barton Heyman
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    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Gordon Davidson
    • Writers
      • Daniel Berrigan
      • Saul Levitt
    • Stars
      • Gwen Arner
      • Ed Flanders
      • Barton Heyman
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Gwen Arner
    • Marjorie Melville
    Ed Flanders
    Ed Flanders
    • Father Daniel Berrigan
    Barton Heyman
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    • John Hogan
    Mary Jackson
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    Richard Jordan
    Richard Jordan
    • George Mische
    Nancy Malone
    Nancy Malone
    • Mary Moylan
    Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat
    • Thomas Melville
    Davis Roberts
    Davis Roberts
    • Prosecutor
    Leon Russom
    Leon Russom
    • David Darst
    William Schallert
    William Schallert
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    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • Defense Attorney
    Peter Strauss
    Peter Strauss
    • Thomas Lewis
    Douglass Watson
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    • Father Philip Berrigan
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      • Gordon Davidson
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      • Daniel Berrigan
      • Saul Levitt
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      The film cost $300,000 and Gregory Peck "lost every penny".
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      Featured in American Masters: A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)

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    A Very Powerful Film with powerful performances
    I just watched The Trial of the Catonsville Nine for first time and I have been waiting to see this for some time and it was well worth the wait. Everybody in the cast was great. And what a cast, Richard Jordan, Peter Strauss, William Schallert, Donald Moffatt, Ed Flanders, Douglass Watson & Nancy Malone were all excellent in this and they gave very powerful performances. It was a play that was turned into a movie and it was produced by Gregory Peck, yes the same Hollywood acting legend. The story was about the burning of the draft records in Baltimore, Maryland during the Vietnam War and most of the story took place in the courtroom. It didn't need special effects or any of the other stuff that they put in movies today. It focused on the actors and the story and it was very well done. The actors knew how to draw you in and hold your attention the entire time and it takes great actors to be able to do that and the actors in this story certainly did that. So I recommend this movie to anybody that appreciates great acting and a powerful story.
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    • Release date
      • May 9, 1974 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Életünk legszebb napja
    • Production company
      • Melville Productions
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      • $250,000 (estimated)
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      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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