The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

6.2/100h 28m1968
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

Overview

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.

Genres

DocumentaryHistory

Production Companies

Societe pour le Lancement des Oeuvres Nouvelles (SLON)
France Opera Film
Les Films de la Pléiade

Additional Information

Original Title:La Sixième Face du Pentagone
Original Language:English
Status:Released

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