Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

1971 (Motion picture : 2014)

Title:

1971 / a film by Johanna Hamilton ; a production of Maximum Pictures LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; Maximum Pictures & Fork Films present ; in association with Big Mouth Productions, Motto Pictures, Ford Foundation JustFilms, Candescent Films ; directed and produced by Johanna Hamilton ; produced by Marilyn Ness, Katy Chevigny ; written by Johanna Hamilton, Gabriel Rhodes.

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, New York] : First Run Features, [2015]

Description:

1 videodisc (79 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

digital optical

NTSC

video file DVD video

Summary:

On March 8, 1971, eight ordinary citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, a town just outside of Philadelphia, took hundreds of secret files, and shared them with the public. In doing so, they uncovered the FBI's vast and illegal regime of spying and intimidation of Americans excercising their First Amendment rights. Despite conducting one of the most thorough investigations in its history, the FBI never solved the mystery of the break-in.

Subjects:

United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Corrupt practices.

Political crimes and offenses -- Pennsylvania -- Case studies.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.

Protest movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Other Author:

Hamilton, Johanna, film director, film producer, screenwriter.

Ness, Marilyn, film producer.

Chevigny, Katy, film producer.