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The Fall (1969)

Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis.

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.

Release: 1969-01-15
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: 7.2 / 10
Cast
Peter Whitehead
Peter Whitehead
Narrator (voice)
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Alberta Tiburzi
Anna
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
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H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown
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Kwame Ture
Kwame Ture
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Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
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Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
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Tom Hayden
Tom Hayden
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Angelo Mannsraven
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Arthur C. Miller
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Robert Rauschenberg
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Mark Rudd
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Gloria Steinem
Gloria Steinem
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Sammy Davis Jr.
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Robert Lowell
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