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Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

★ 5.3/10 84 min Documentary Canada English
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Description

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.

Top Cast

Don Cox Self
Buckminster Fuller
Buckminster Fuller Self
Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg Self
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton Self
Abbie Hoffman
Abbie Hoffman Self
William Kunstler Self
Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary Self
John Lennon
John Lennon Self

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