United States / Nov 13, 1995
Chicago 1968 (1995)
Directed by Chana Gazit
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Plot
American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| David Farber | Self - Historian |
| Roger Wilkins | Self - US Justice Department |
| Joel Weisman | Self - Chicago Journalist |
| David Stahl | Self - Chicago Deputy Mayor |
| Abe Peck | Self - Anitwar Activist |
| Thomas Foran | Self - US Attorney, Illinois |
| Rennie Davis | Self - Antiwar Activist |
| Richard Samuel | Self - McCarthy Delegate |
| William Frapolly | Self - Undercover Police |
| Mike Spiegel | Self - Antiwar Activist |
| Frank Sullivan | Self - Police Spokesman |
| Tom Hayden | Self - Antiwar Activist |
| Reuven Frank | Self - NBC News |
| David Ginsburg | Self - Humphrey Staff |
| Edward Collins | Self - Chicago Police |
| Bill Ayers | Self - Antiwar Activist |
| Jean Wallin | Self - McCarthy Delegate |
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| Joseph Alioto | Self - Mayor, San Francisco (archive footage) |
| Richard J. Daley | Self (archive footage) |
| Wayne Hays | Self - Representative, Ohio (archive footage) |
| Hubert H. Humphrey | Self (archive footage) |
| Eugene McCarthy | Self (archive footage) |
| Pierre Salinger | Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage) |
| Theodore Sorensen | Self - Convention Speaker (archive footage) |
Genres
DocumentaryHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Chicago 1968 |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | PBS, Robert Stone Productions, David Grubin Productions, GBH |
| Release date | 13 novembre 1995 |
| Executive producer | Judy Crichton |
| Production | Margaret Drain, Chana Gazit, Larry Lecain, Bob M. McCausland, Chas Norton, David Rattray, David Steward |
| Writer | Chana Gazit |
| Editing | Joseph Tovares, David Steward, Jim Dalglish, Tom Emmenegger, Carol A. Ross |
| Cinematography | Joel Shapiro |
| Assistant directors | Chana Gazit |
| Lighting | Melissa Painter, Jessica Maria Tuccelli |
| Production design | Alison Kennedy, Chris Pullman |
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| Art direction | Alison Kennedy, Chris Pullman |
| Set decoration | Alison Kennedy, Chris Pullman |
| Visual effects | Russell Steward, Alex Radnoti |
| Music | Ken Hahn, Alfred Livecchi, Roger Phenix, Bernard Russo, Peter Stader |
| Sound | Ken Hahn, Alfred Livecchi, Roger Phenix, Bernard Russo, Peter Stader |
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