Movie Description
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
(1971)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Morley Markson
- Producer : Morley Markson
- Writer : Morley Markson
- Editor : John N. Smith,Morley Markson
- Cast : Don Cox,Buckminster Fuller,Allen Ginsberg,Fred Hampton,Abbie Hoffman,William Kunstler,Timothy Leary,John Lennon,Jerry Rubin
Cast
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Self
Posters
Recommendations
Room 237
6.123
Above Majestic
7.398
Sidney
7
McQueen
7.472
Sherman's March
6.7
180° South
7.2
Girl Rising
7.041
Night Will Fall
7.602
A Plastic Ocean
7.5
The Corporation
7.625
Stop Making Sense
8.32
Trainwreck: Balloon Boy
5.843
The Class of ‘92
7.1
Tabloid
6.402
Facts
Original TitleBreathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
Status Released
Release Information
-
1971-04-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 24m
Genres
- Documentary
