The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

IMDb 6.2 1968 • 28 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Chris Marker

Country

FR

Plot Summary

Chris Marker and François Reichenbach document the massive anti–Vietnam War protest held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial before marching on the Pentagon. Filmed amid the crowd, the short captures the tension, idealism, and growing radicalism of the American peace movement.

Top Cast

Henri de Turenne
Henri de Turenne Narrator (voice)
Chris Marker
Chris Marker
William Sloane Coffin
William Sloane Coffin
Paul Stookey
Paul Stookey
Mary Travers
Mary Travers