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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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