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The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

1968 · 28 min Documentary History
6.2 / 10 · TMDB

Chris Marker and François Reichenbach document the massive anti–Vietnam War protest held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial before marching on the Pentagon. Filmed amid the crowd, the short captures the tension, idealism, and growing radicalism of the American peace movement.

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Original Title La Sixième Face du Pentagone
Year 1968
Country France
Genre Documentary, History
Director Chris Marker
Runtime 28 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.2/10 (13 votes)

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Marker and Reichenbach construct a cinematic document that relies on immersive, observational filmmaking. The camera explores the protest from within the crowd, capturing the palpable tension between idealistic fervor and institutional power without didactic narration.

What lingers after the credits is a profound sense of a historical moment crystallized — the fragile, potent energy of mass dissent meeting the immutable facade of authority. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chris Marker

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