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The Fall

"Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis."

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.

Top Cast

  • Peter Whitehead

    Peter Whitehead

    Narrator (voice)

  • Alberta Tiburzi

    Alberta Tiburzi

    Anna

  • Paul Auster

    Paul Auster

  • H. Rap Brown

    H. Rap Brown

  • Kwame Ture

    Kwame Ture

  • Ossie Davis

    Ossie Davis

  • Allen Ginsberg

    Allen Ginsberg

    Self

  • Tom Hayden

    Tom Hayden

  • Angelo Mannsraven

    Angelo Mannsraven

Overview

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.

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