"The untold story of students in the 60s"

1990

1h 57m

5.8(10 votes)

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Overview

A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.

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Cast & Crew

12 members

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Jentri Anders

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John De Bonis

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Hardy Frye

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John Gage

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Allen Ginsberg

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Todd Gitlin

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Susan Griffin

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Joan Baez

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Frank Bardacke

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Mario Savio

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Kwame Ture

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Phil Ochs

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