The Fall

"Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis."

Jan 25 2007 N/A 1h 56m
Documentary, Music

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.

Plot

An extraordinary piece of filmmaking, an extremely personal statement on violence, revolution and the turbulence within late sixties America. Filmed entirely in and around New York between October 1967 and June 1968. It features Robert Kennedy, The Bread and Puppet Theater, Paul Auster, Tom Hayden, Mark Rudd, Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, Arthur Miller, Robert Lowell, Robert Rauschenberg and The Deconstructivists.

Written by

Peter Whitehead

Directed by

Peter Whitehead

Cast

Peter Whitehead, Alberta Tiburzi, Angelo Mannsraven

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Lorrimer Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
75
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA