Chicago 1968 (1995)
American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.
Director: Chana Gazit
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David McCullough as Self - Host |
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William Stanley Merwin as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Tom Wicker as Self - Journalist |
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Albert Eisele as Self - Biographer |
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Ted Van Dyk as Self - Humphrey Staff |
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Marilyn Katz as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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David Dellinger as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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David Farber as Self - Historian |
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Roger Wilkins as Self - US Justice Department |
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Joel Weisman as Self - Chicago Journalist |
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David Stahl as Self - Chicago Deputy Mayor |
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Abe Peck as Self - Anitwar Activist |
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Thomas Foran as Self - US Attorney, Illinois |
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Rennie Davis as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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Richard Samuel as Self - McCarthy Delegate |
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William Frapolly as Self - Undercover Police |
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Mike Spiegel as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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Frank Sullivan as Self - Police Spokesman |
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Tom Hayden as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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Reuven Frank as Self - NBC News |
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David Ginsburg as Self - Humphrey Staff |
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Edward Collins as Self - Chicago Police |
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Bill Ayers as Self - Antiwar Activist |
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Jean Wallin as Self - McCarthy Delegate |
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Joseph Alioto as Self - Mayor, San Francisco (archive footage) |
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Richard J. Daley as Self (archive footage) |
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Wayne Hays as Self - Representative, Ohio (archive footage) |
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Hubert H. Humphrey as Self (archive footage) |
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Eugene McCarthy as Self (archive footage) |
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Pierre Salinger as Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage) |
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Theodore Sorensen as Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage) |
| Writing | Chana Gazit | Writer |
| Production | Judy Crichton | Executive Producer |
| Production | Margaret Drain | Producer |
| Production | Chana Gazit | Producer |
| Production | Larry Lecain | Producer |
| Production | Bob M. McCausland | Producer |
| Production | Susan Mottau | Coordinating Producer |
| Production | Chas Norton | Producer |
| Production | David Rattray | Associate Producer |
| Production | David Steward | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Joseph Tovares | Editor |
| Crew | Joel Shapiro | Cinematography |
| Editing | David Steward | Editor |
| Art | Alison Kennedy | Production Design |
| Art | Chris Pullman | Production Design |
| Crew | Frank Capria | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Mari Lou Granger | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Ken Hahn | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Alfred Livecchi | Sound |
| Sound | Roger Phenix | Sound |
| Sound | Bernard Russo | Sound |
| Sound | Peter Stader | Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Russell Steward | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Melissa Painter | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Jessica Maria Tuccelli | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Alex Radnoti | Animation |
| Production | Maureen Barden Lynch | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rebecca Barnes | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Jim Dalglish | Colorist |
| Editing | Tom Emmenegger | Online Editor |
| Editing | Carol A. Ross | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Joanna Baker | Publicist |
| Production | Jonathan Daitch | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mary Dore | Researcher |
| Production | Nancy Farrell | Administration |
| Crew | David Grubin | Creative Consultant |
| Production | Kevin Kenny | Research Assistant |
| Production | Megan Lukas | Researcher |
| Production | Michael Mertz | Research Assistant |
| Production | Daphne B. Noyes | Publicist |
| Production | Holly Price | Research Assistant |
| Production | Stacy Pucillo | Controller |
| Production | Helen R. Russell | Administration |
| Production | Ann Scott | Administration |
| Crew | Alison Smith | Legal Services |
| Directing | Chana Gazit | Director |