The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

6.2
1968
0h 28m
Released
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Chris Marker and François Reichenbach document the massive anti–Vietnam War protest held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial before marching on the Pentagon. Filmed amid the crowd, the short captures the tension, idealism, and growing radicalism of the American peace movement.

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Director: Chris Marker

Cast: Henri de Turenne, Chris Marker, William Sloane Coffin, Paul Stookey, Mary Travers, John Wilson, Peter Yarrow

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