In the Year of the Pig

Feb 26 1969 Not Rated 1h 43m
Documentary, War

Both sober and sobering, producer-director Emile de Antonio’s In the Year of the Pig is a powerful and, no doubt for many, controversial documentary about the Vietnam War.

Plot

Produced at the height of the Vietnam War, Emile de Antonio's Oscar-nominated 1968 documentary chronicles the war's historical roots. With palpable outrage, De Antonio (Point of Order, Underground) assembles period interviews with journalists, politicians, and key military personnel and international newsreel and archival footage to create a scathing chronicle of America's escalating involvement in this divisive conflict. The savage and horrific images speak for themselves in perhaps the most controversial film of de Antonio's career, and the film he cites as his personal favorite.

Written by

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Directed by

Emile de Antonio

Cast

Harry S. Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Joseph Buttinger

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Turin Film

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
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1,988
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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