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The War at Home

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By the late 1960s, the U.S. antiwar movement had spread from the Ivy League campuses of the east and west coasts to America's heartland. In Madison, Wis., student protests at the University of Wisconsin threatened to escalate into civic unrest when a bomb -- intended for an army research facility -- exploded and killed a physics student. Culling news footage and interviews, filmmakers Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown investigate the events leading up to the incident.
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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/01/2018
As a chronicle of consciousness-raising resistance methods, "The War at Home" is illuminating. Go to Full Review Catherine Capellaro Isthmus (Madison, WI) 11/22/2019
The War at Home is engrossing and essential viewing for anyone curious about the role of ordinary people in making change. Go to Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly 10/25/2018
What's striking is how much hasn't changed. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/20/2005
3/5
Brian Webster Apollo Guide 03/16/2004
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10/29/2008 It's crazy how many parallels there are to the circumstances today. Well, everything but the protests. See more 05/18/2008 Boring, boring and did I mention boring? The first hand footage is great but seems like just one long clip show. You are suppose to fill in the blanks as to who the people are and what led up to the events. Only really worth seeing if you are into that period or just doing research. See more 02/03/2008 Best documentary ever on the home front during the Vietnam War. Amazing interviews with the folks in the anti-war moverment -- and what normal regular folks they were! See more 01/13/2008 Awesome footage of Vietnam-era Madison. See more 12/10/2007 Excellent source for information on activism and protests (especially but not only anti-war) in the 1960s, focusing on Madison, WI. See more 10/18/2007 A fantastic documentary about the life and times of Madison during the turbulence of the Vietnam-war era. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis By the late 1960s, the U.S. antiwar movement had spread from the Ivy League campuses of the east and west coasts to America's heartland. In Madison, Wis., student protests at the University of Wisconsin threatened to escalate into civic unrest when a bomb -- intended for an army research facility -- exploded and killed a physics student. Culling news footage and interviews, filmmakers Glenn Silber and Barry Alexander Brown investigate the events leading up to the incident.
Director
Glenn Silber, Barry Alexander Brown
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2020
Runtime
1h 40m
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