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The Revolutionary (1970)

The Revolutionary poster
Directed by
Paul Williams
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man gets involved with leftist political activism during the late 1960s. The film follows his experiences as he moves from student protests to more radical activities.

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What happens

The Revolutionary is a 1970 American political drama film directed by Paul Williams. The screenplay was written by Hans Koning (credited as Hans Koningsberger), based on his novel of the same name. It was the film debut for actor Jeffrey Jones. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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