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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is a 1963 direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew. The film centers on the University of Alabama's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" integration crisis of June 1963.
31 de jul. de 2014 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentFirst aired on ABC television in 1963, Robert Drew's cinéma vérité documentary chronicles how President John F. Kenne...
- 71 min
- 12,9K
- US National Archives
With James Lipscomb, John F. Kennedy, George Wallace, Robert F. Kennedy. Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions.
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12 de abr. de 2021 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment é um filme dirigido por Robert Drew com John F. Kennedy, George Wallace. Sinopse: O documentário conta a história dos dois estudantes negros que...
- Robert Drew
- 1963
- 52
- 1 min
When Governor George Wallace literally stands in the schoolhouse door to block the admittance of two African-American students to the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963, President Kennedy is forced to decide whether to use the power of the presidency to back racial equality.
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.
CRISIS: BEHIND A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT provided filmmaker Robert Drew, his crew and his audience the rare opportunity to watch a President of the United States deal with a national crisis.
