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The Five Cities of June (1963)

The Five Cities of June poster
Directed by
Bruce Herschensohn
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
26 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This short documentary covers events from June 1963 around the world. It shows the election of a new pope, a Soviet rocket launch, fighting in South Vietnam, a standoff over school integration in Alabama, and a presidential visit to Berlin.

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What happens

The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five cities. In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace; and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany and Rudolph Wilde Platz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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