The Distant Drummer (1970)

Original title

The Distant Drummer: A Movable Scene

Directed by

William Templeton

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

22 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series of short documentary films warns about the dangers of drug use during the 1960s counterculture. It was produced by a medical foundation and a university to educate the public.

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What happens

The Distant Drummer is a series of four 22-minute American documentary films produced in the early 1970s as a societal warning against the proliferation of drugs during the counterculture of the 1960s. Directed by William Templeton and written by Don Peterson, the series was produced by Airlie Foundation and George Washington University Department of Medical and Public Affairs and lists "in cooperation with" credits for the American Academy of General Practice, the District of Columbia Medical Society and the National Institute of Mental Health. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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