The War at Home (1979)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 40min
- Documentary, History
- Dec 1979 (USA)
- Movie
Interviews with people involved with and leading the Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam war.
Directors:
Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
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Photos and Videos
Cast
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Karleton Armstrong | ... |
Self - Anti-War Activist, Convicted Bomber
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Betty Boardman | ... |
Self - Quaker Peace Activist
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| Allen Ginsberg | ... |
Self - Activist
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Henry Haslach | ... |
Self - Student Activist
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Gaylord Nelson | ... |
Self - US Senator
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Wahid Rashad | ... |
Self - Student Activist
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Jim Rowen | ... |
Self - Student Activist, Assistant to Mayor Soglin
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Paul Soglin | ... |
Self - Student Activist, Mayor of Madison
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Evan Stark | ... |
Self - Student Activist
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Jack von Mettenheim | ... |
Self - Businessman, Anti-Hitler Student Activist
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H. Edwin Young | ... |
Self - President, Univ. of Wisconsin
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Maurice Zeitlin | ... |
Self - Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin
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| Spiro Agnew | ... |
Self - White House Conference, Beside Connally (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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William Bablitch | ... |
Self - Law Student, Observer (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| John Connally | ... |
Self - White House Conference, Beside Agnew (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ngo Dinh Diem | ... |
Self - with Nixon in Vietnam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| John Ehrlichman | ... |
Self - White House Conference (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Dwight D. Eisenhower | ... |
Self - Discusses Domino Theory (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Wilbur Emory | ... |
Self - Madison Police Chief (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Gerald Ford | ... |
Self - Congressman, Anti-Democrat Speech in Madison (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ernest Gruening | ... |
Self - Remarks on Tonkin Gulf, on Karleton Armstrong (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Alexander Haig | ... |
Self - White House Conference (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Hubert H. Humphrey | ... |
Self - Speech at U. of Wisconsin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... |
Self - No Wider War Speech (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Kastenmeier | ... |
Self - Congressman (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| John F. Kennedy | ... |
Self - Discusses Escalation in Vietnam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Ted Kennedy | ... |
Self - Tries to Give Speech at U. of Wisconsin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Martin Luther King | ... |
Self - Marches (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Henry Kissinger | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Warren Knowles | ... |
Self - Wisconsin Governor (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Dick Krooth | ... |
Self - Law Student, Protester (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Melvin Laird | ... |
Self - Secretary of Defense (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Duc Tho Le | ... |
Self - Meets with Kissinger (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Eugene McCarthy | ... |
Self - Speech in Wisconsin (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| George McGovern | ... |
Self - 1968 Democratic National Convention (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Robert McNamara | ... |
Self - Speech on Hanoi Bombing (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Charlene Mitchell | ... |
Self - Communist Party Candidate (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Wayne Morse | ... |
Self - Remarks Against Eugene McCarthy (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Paul Newman | ... |
Self - 1968 Democratic National Convention (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Richard Nixon | ... |
Self - Gives Post-Election Plans for Vietnam (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Donald O. Peterson | ... |
Self - Democratic National Committee (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gordon Roseleip | ... |
Self - Wisconsin Senator (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Robert Warren | ... |
Self - Wisconsin Attorney General (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| William C. Westmoreland | ... |
Self - Visits U. of Wisconsin, 1959 (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Barry Alexander Brown | ... | (co-director) |
| Glenn Silber | ... | (co-director) |
Produced by
| Barry Alexander Brown | ... | producer |
| Glenn Silber | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Richard March | ||
Editing by
| Chuck France | ||
Sound Department
| Margaret Crimmins | ... | sound editor |
| Paul Dingman | ... | sound recordist |
| Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kathleen King | ... | sound recordist |
| Susan Lazarus | ... | sound editor |
| Neal Marshad | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Thomas A. Naunas | ... | sound effects (as Tom Naunas) / sound recordist (as Tom Naunas) |
| Joshua Waletzky | ... | sound editor (as Josh Waletzky) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chuck France | ... | additional cinematography |
Additional Crew
| Sherman Grinberg | ... | archive source (as Sherman Grindberg Library) |
Thanks
| Emile de Antonio | ... | special thanks (as Emile De Antonio) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- First Run Features (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- New Front Films
- Rugged Entertainment (2020) (World-wide) (video) (Online)
- Seventh Art Releasing (2018) (World-wide)
Special Effects
Other Companies
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film has a 100% rating based on 5 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into American Pop (1981). See more » |
| Soundtracks | When the Ship Comes In See more » |