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The Year That Trembled

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  • 1h 44m
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5.0/10
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The Year That Trembled (2002)
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The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.The Year That Trembled is a 1970 coming-of-age story set in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young characters facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.
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  • Director
    • Jay Craven
  • Writers
    • Jay Craven
    • Hathalee Higgs(additional writer)
    • Scott Lax(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Brandis
    • Charlie Finn
    • Jay R. Ferguson
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  • Director
    • Jay Craven
  • Writers
    • Jay Craven
    • Hathalee Higgs(additional writer)
    • Scott Lax(novel)
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Brandis
    • Charlie Finn
    • Jay R. Ferguson
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    • 12User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
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    Jonathan Brandis
    Jonathan Brandis
    • Casey Pedersen
    Charlie Finn
    Charlie Finn
    • Jim 'Hairball' Morton
    Jay R. Ferguson
    Jay R. Ferguson
    • Isaac Hoskins
    Meredith Monroe
    Meredith Monroe
    • Judy Woods
    Matt Salinger
    Matt Salinger
    • Professor Jeff Griggs
    Erik Jensen
    Erik Jensen
    • Todd Franklin
    Sascha Stanton Craven
    Sascha Stanton Craven
    • Bill Clark
    • (as Sascha Stanton-Craven)
    Marin Hinkle
    Marin Hinkle
    • Helen Kerrigan
    Fred Willard
    Fred Willard
    • Frank Woods
    Sean Nelson
    Sean Nelson
    • Phil Robbins
    T.J. Hellmuth
    • Carl Bumpers
    Jay Michael Ferguson
    Jay Michael Ferguson
    • Col. Mike Newman
    Jonathan M. Woodward
    Jonathan M. Woodward
    • Charlie Kerrigan
    Henry Gibson
    Henry Gibson
    • Ralph Tyler
    Martin Mull
    Martin Mull
    • Wayne Simonelli
    Amy Butchko
    • Susie O'Brien
    Kiera Chaplin
    Kiera Chaplin
    • Jennifer Treman
    Danica McKellar
    Danica McKellar
    • Pam Hatch
    • Director
      • Jay Craven
    • Writers
      • Jay Craven
      • Hathalee Higgs(additional writer)
      • Scott Lax(novel)
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      The film and source novel's title, "The Year That Trembled", is derived from a short Walt Whitman poem called "Year That Trembled and Reel'd Beneath Me" from his "Leaves of Grass" (1900) anthology and was first published in "Drum-Taps" in 1865. It reads: "YEAR that trembled and reel'd beneath me! Your summer wind was warm enough, yet the air I breathed froze me, A thick gloom fell through the sunshine and darken'd me, Must I change my triumphant songs? said I to myself, Must I indeed learn to chant the cold dirges of the baffled? And sullen hymns of defeat?".

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    "The Year That Trembled" is a low budget indie drama full of has-beens and never-wases with poor execution and nothing going for it save the hot button issues derived from the deep gash in the American civilian population caused by the Vietnam conflict (circa 1970). Considering the whole matter of Vietnam has been examined countless times from all angles in much better formats and forums than this film from documentaries to dramas to all manner of hybrids, it's difficult to find a reason to recommend a film with such severe limitations and deficits as this one. Pass. (C-)
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    • Dec 12, 2003

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    • Release date
      • March 22, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Garrettsville, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Evans Printing Co.
      • Gamekeepers Taverns, Lodges and Inns
      • Novel City Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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