The Line
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An account of the Presidio mutiny of 1968, in which twenty-seven prisoners participated in a sit-down strike at the stockade in Presidio, California. The protest was sparked by the death of a prisoner, overcrowding in the stockade, alleged mistreatment by guards, and set in motion when four AWOL sol
Cast & Crew
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Robert J. Siegel
Director
David Doyle
Stephan Weyte
David Ramsey
Ray Baker
James Kelly
Film Details
Also Known As
Line
Genre
Prison
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
Synopsis
An account of the Presidio mutiny of 1968, in which twenty-seven prisoners participated in a sit-down strike at the stockade in Presidio, California. The protest was sparked by the death of a prisoner, overcrowding in the stockade, alleged mistreatment by guards, and set in motion when four AWOL soldiers participated in an anti-war march in San Francisco. During their morning formation, the twenty-seven men sat down and sang "We Shall Overcome" as their demands were read. The protest ended when military police removed the participants one at a time.
Director
Robert J. Siegel
Director
Cast
David Doyle
Stephan Weyte
David Ramsey
Ray Baker
James Kelly
Kathleen Tolan
Gil Rodgers
James Catusi
Cliff Collings
Don Blakely
Russell Horton
Robert Capece
Brad Sullivan
Sue Lain Moy
Russ Thacker
Mary Doyle
Michael Heit
Jacqueline Brookes
Lewis J Stadlen
Tim Riley
Erik Estrada
Sab Shimono
Andrew Duncan
Crew
Robert L Anderson
Production Manager
Roy Ayers
Song
Paddy Blackwood
Puppets Design
Tony Cerbone
Assistant Director
Robert Cole
Production Assistant
Guy Del Russo
Makeup
Gil Evans
Production Assistant
Delores Gamba
Wardrobe
Dennis Golub
Editor
Irving Gordon
Song
Leland M Haas
Sound
Jack Higgins
Rerecording
Henry L Hoffman
Executive Producer
Robert J Hoffman
Producer
Jane Jennings
Production Coordinator
Bryan Jones
Production Assistant
John Keogh
Editor
Virginia Largent
Producer
Virginia Largent
Executive Editor
Stephen Les
Production Assistant
Al Lhota
Camera
Barry Manilow
Song
Barry Manilow
Song Performer
Patricia Maxwell
Screenplay
Rod Mcbrien
Music Supervisor
Rod Mcbrien
Song Performer
Rod Mcbrien
Song
Rod Mcbrien
Music Arranger
Linda Mcgowan
Associate Producer
Alan Menken
Song Performer
Alan Menken
Song
Michael Messinger
Assistant Director
John Morrin
Associate Producer
Sol Negrin
Camera
Marty Panzer
Song
Mark Peltzer
Production Assistant
Sonny Persons
Assistant Director
Sanford Rackow
Sound Editor
Joseph Rock
Song
Reginald Shelborne
Screenplay
Reginald Shelborne
Editor
Ann Marie Shoemaker
Wardrobe
Dinah Washington
Song Performer
Myrnaleah Williams
Song
Howard Winner
Camera Operator
Harry Wissinger
Production Assistant
Robert Wrightman
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Line
Genre
Prison
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 35m
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Released in United States 1980
Released in United States 1980
