Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)
The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.
Director: Morley Markson
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Don Cox as Self |
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Buckminster Fuller as Self |
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Allen Ginsberg as Self |
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Fred Hampton as Self |
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Abbie Hoffman as Self |
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William Kunstler as Self |
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Timothy Leary as Self |
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John Lennon as Self |
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Jerry Rubin as Self |
| Directing | Morley Markson | Director |
| Camera | Morley Markson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Morley Markson | Producer |
| Writing | Morley Markson | Writer |
| Editing | John N. Smith | Editor |
| Editing | Morley Markson | Editor |
