The Five Cities of June
| The Five Cities of June | |
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| Directed by | Bruce Herschensohn |
| Produced by | George Stevens, Jr. |
| Written by | Bruce Herschensohn |
| Narrated by | Charlton Heston |
| Distributed by | United States Information Agency |
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Running time | 36 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1]
This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five different cities. In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace; and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany and Rudolph Wilde Platz.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "NY Times: The Five Cities of June". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ↑ The Five Cities of June, 1963, JFK Presidential Library
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