Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963)

Directed by

Robert Drew

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

52 min

Rated

18

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the 1963 standoff over integrating the University of Alabama. It shows President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and Governor George Wallace during the crisis. The filmmakers had unusual access to key meetings and private moments.

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What happens

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is a 1963 direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew. The film centers on the University of Alabama's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" integration crisis of June 1963. Drew and the other filmmakers, including D.A. Pennebaker and Richard Leacock, were given expanded access to key areas, including United States President John F. Kennedy's Oval Office and the homes of United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and Governor George Wallace of Alabama. The film first aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) as an installment of Close-Up! four months after the incident, on October 28, 1963. It was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress on December 28, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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