The Weather Underground


1h 32m 2003

Brief Synopsis

During the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration, a group of white-bread, upper-middle-class college students took up guns and explosives to plot the violent overthrow of the United States government. This film tracks the history of this radical political group, the Weathermen, and examines the p

Film Details

Also Known As
Weather Underground
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
SHADOW/SHADOW DISTRIBUTION

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

During the Vietnam War and the Nixon administration, a group of white-bread, upper-middle-class college students took up guns and explosives to plot the violent overthrow of the United States government. This film tracks the history of this radical political group, the Weathermen, and examines the psychology and politics which led its members to commit countless acts of terrorist activism.

Film Details

Also Known As
Weather Underground
MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2003
Distribution Company
SHADOW/SHADOW DISTRIBUTION

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Award Nominations

Best Documentary Feature

2003

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States January 2003

Released in United States June 4, 2003

Released in United States on Video May 25, 2004

Released in United States Summer August 29, 2003

Released in United States January 2003 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Documentary Competition) January 16-26, 2003.)

Released in United States on Video May 25, 2004

Released in United States June 4, 2003 (Film Forum; New York City)

Released in United States Summer August 29, 2003