Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

1963
52m
6.9

6.9/10

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Documentary
Overview

During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F. Kennedy, attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, Alabama governor George Wallace, deputy attorney general Nicholas Katzenbach and the students Vivian Malone and James Hood. As Wallace has promised to personally block the two black students from enrolling in the university, the JFK administration discusses the best way to react to it, without rousing the crowd or making Wallace a martyr for the segregationist cause. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1999.

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Production Information

Production Companies
ABC News Drew Associates
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

alabama civil rights john f. kennedy racial segregation integration oval office racism university cinéma vérité direct cinema

Quick Facts

Release Date October 21, 1963
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0263238

Cast

James Lipscomb
James Lipscomb

Narrator

John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

Self

George Wallace
George Wallace

Self

Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy

Self

Vivian Malone
Vivian Malone

Self

James Hood
James Hood

Self

Nicholas Katzenbach
Nicholas Katzenbach

Self

Key Crew

Robert Drew
Director
Robert Drew
Executive Producer
Gregory Shuker
Producer