Law and Order vs. Dissent
Identifier
F.2005-03-0027
Date Of Production
1968
Abstract
Law and Order vs. Dissent intercuts footage of the police response to the demonstrations at the 1968 Democratic Convention with press conferences by Mayor Richard J. Daley and a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department in which they place the blame for the violence on the student protestors.
Description
This film is part of a seven part module or educational film series ("The Urban Crisis and the New Militants") produced by The Film Group that, "teach by raising questions rather than by attempting to answer them." The modules tell their story through editing rather than voice-over narration and show "real events, with real people acting spontaneously," as the Group explained to an educational film distributor.
Run Time
11 min 7 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
400 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Answer Print
Genre
Form
Subject
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.
Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.)
Student movements
Politics and government
Political conventions
Chicago (Ill.) Police Dept.
Democratic National Convention (1968: Chicago, Ill.)
Student movements
Politics and government
Political conventions
Related Collections
Related Places
Distributor
Main Credits
Film Group (is production company)
Participants And Performers
Daley, Richard J. (is participant)
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