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Kent State

  • TV Movie
  • 19811981
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
200
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POPULARITY
21,348
3,458
Kent State (1981)
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Based on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses on the four students who were killed when the National Guard attempted to quell the riots ... Read allBased on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses on the four students who were killed when the National Guard attempted to quell the riots that began on May 4, 1970, after President Nixon announced that American troops would begi... Read allBased on the true story of the student protests at Kent State University in Ohio. This film focuses on the four students who were killed when the National Guard attempted to quell the riots that began on May 4, 1970, after President Nixon announced that American troops would begin bombing the heretofore neutral country of Cambodia.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
200
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
21,348
3,458
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    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Gerald Green(teleplay)
      • Joseph Kelner(book "The Kent State Cover Up")
      • Richard Kramer(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Jane Fleiss
      • Charley Lang
      • Talia Balsam
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Gerald Green(teleplay)
      • Joseph Kelner(book "The Kent State Cover Up")
      • Richard Kramer(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Jane Fleiss
      • Charley Lang
      • Talia Balsam
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    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Jane Fleiss
    • Allison Krause
    Charley Lang
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    • Barry Levine
    Talia Balsam
    Talia Balsam
    • Sandy Scheuer
    Keith Gordon
    Keith Gordon
    • Jeff Miller
    Jeff McCracken
    Jeff McCracken
    • Bill Schroeder
    Peter Miner
    • Robbie
    Michael Higgins
    Michael Higgins
    • Professor Glenn Frank
    John Getz
    John Getz
    • Professor Ted Arnold
    Michael Horton
    Michael Horton
    • Cody
    Ann Gillespie
    Ann Gillespie
    • Sharon
    Shepperd Strudwick
    Shepperd Strudwick
    • Professor Warren
    Roxanne Hart
    Roxanne Hart
    • Jean Arnold
    Steve Beauchamp
    Steve Beauchamp
    • Scooter
    David VandeBrake
    • Chip
    David Marshall Grant
    David Marshall Grant
    • Tom
    Gretchen West
    • Buffy
    Margaret Dirolf
    • Wendy
    Frederick Allen
    • Wesley
    • Director
      • James Goldstone
    • Writers
      • Gerald Green(teleplay)
      • Joseph Kelner(book "The Kent State Cover Up")
      • Richard Kramer(teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      The administration at the real Kent State University would not allow the movie to be filmed on their campus. Gadsden State Junior College in Alabama was chosen because of its remarkable similarity (at the time) to Kent State University.
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released at 180 minutes long, some video versions run as short as 120.
    • Connections
      Featured in The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1981)

    User reviews12

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    Top review
    9/10
    Required Viewing
    Wow.

    I remember this movie; another comment on the IMDb pointed out how this should be required viewing for students, and I actually DID see this film in high school, several years ago. It stuck with me, though for some reason it never occurred to me to look it up on the IMDb-- I found it quite by accident.

    The movie did a great job of establishing the characters and the time, though kind of tipped its hand as to the fates of these main characters. One scene sticks out in my memory as a professor gives a short speech about Gus Flaubert, to an empty classroom-- I mean, it's not supposed to be empty, the students are supposed to be implied, but it's a TV movie so I guess they couldn't afford extras that day.

    Anyway. Things can get pretty crazy in a heated political climate; with all the hate and anger being spewed by Fox News commentators toward Liberal America, this film is still a sobering reminder of the mistrust certain cultures in America have for others, and when that's met with violence, there are terrible consequences. This film isn't the most technically well-made (it was a TV-movie after all), but is still required viewing until someone has the vision, and the courage, to make the film we so desperately need.
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    • Aug 7, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 1981 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tod auf dem Campus
    • Filming locations
      • 12th Street & Forrest Ave, Gadsden, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Inter Planetary Productions Corporation
      • Keller Entertainment Group
      • Osmond Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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