The Fall (1969)

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.

Cast (15)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Peter Whitehead

Narrator (voice)

A

Alberta Tiburzi

Anna

Paul Auster

H. Rap Brown

Kwame Ture

Ossie Davis

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Tom Hayden

A

Angelo Mannsraven

A

Arthur C. Miller

R

Robert Rauschenberg

M

Mark Rudd

Gloria Steinem

Sammy Davis Jr.

R

Robert Lowell

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