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Eight Flags For 99 Cents (1970)

Eight Flags For 99 Cents poster
Original title
8 Flags for 99¢
Directed by
Charles Olin
Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Runtime
26 min
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1970, a short documentary talks to residents of a working-class Chicago neighborhood about their views on the Vietnam War. It shows the mixed feelings of people who are often called the silent majority, including both support and unease with the conflict.

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