The Columbia Revolt
Brief Synopsis
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This combination of motion picture and still photography chronicles the takeover of Columbia University in the spring of 1968 by a coalition of radical groups, among them Students for a Democratic Society. The film shows Columbia's President Grayson Kirk praising the modern university; highlights th...
Cast & Crew
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Stewart Bird
Prod staff (see note)
Eric Breitbart
Prod staff (see note)
Jonathan Chernoble
Prod staff (see note)
Lynn Costello
Prod staff (see note)
Michael Dannenberg
Prod staff (see note)
Norris Eisenbrey
Prod staff (see note)
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
New York opening: 7 Oct 1968
Production Company
Newsreel
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
50m
Synopsis
This combination of motion picture and still photography chronicles the takeover of Columbia University in the spring of 1968 by a coalition of radical groups, among them Students for a Democratic Society. The film shows Columbia's President Grayson Kirk praising the modern university; highlights the takeover of the campus in New York City's Morningside Heights and occupation of the administrators' offices, culminating in the police "bust"; and shows commencement exercises as staged by both the radical and the non-radical student factions.
Crew
Stewart Bird
Prod staff (see note)
Eric Breitbart
Prod staff (see note)
Jonathan Chernoble
Prod staff (see note)
Lynn Costello
Prod staff (see note)
Michael Dannenberg
Prod staff (see note)
Norris Eisenbrey
Prod staff (see note)
Marvin Fishman
Prod staff (see note)
Bill Floyd
Prod staff (see note)
Ellin Hirst
Prod staff (see note)
Alan Jacobs
Prod staff (see note)
Ken Kaiser
Prod staff (see note)
Janet Kranzberg
Prod staff (see note)
Rene Lichtman
Prod staff (see note)
Jerry Long
Prod staff (see note)
Liz Mamorsky
Prod staff (see note)
Larry Mead
Prod staff (see note)
Karen Mitnick
Prod staff (see note)
Melvin Morgulis
Prod staff (see note)
Masanori Oe
Prod staff (see note)
Charles Pasternak
Prod staff (see note)
Lynn Phillips
Prod staff (see note)
Richard Pike
Prod staff (see note)
Mike Robinson
Prod staff (see note)
Stephen Sbarge
Prod staff (see note)
Dan Shafarman
Prod staff (see note)
Allan Siegel
Prod staff (see note)
Bill Speiser
Prod staff (see note)
David C. Stone
Prod staff (see note)
Pat Tan
Prod staff (see note)
Shawn Walker
Prod staff (see note)
Film Details
Release Date
Jan
1968
Premiere Information
New York opening: 7 Oct 1968
Production Company
Newsreel
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
50m
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Notes
The 30 artists and technicians involved are known collectively as "Newsreel" and are responsible for production, direction, photography, editing, and recording.
