
Berkeley in the Sixties
1990 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 6.0
Academy Award nominee and well-loved classic. A defining film about the protest movements of the 1960s. From the Free Speech Movement to anti-war protests, the counter-culture, womens lib and the rise of the Black Panthers, the era is captured in all its immediacy and passion thru dramatic archival film, compelling interviews and 18 songs from the Grateful Dead, Jim Hendrix, Joan Baez and more.
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-04-23
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (11 votes)
Themes
- vietnam war
- political activism
- berkeley
- campus
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Documentary · 1990
- Academy Award — Best Documentary Feature Film · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew
- JA
Jentri Anders
as Self
- JB
John De Bonis
as Self
- HF
Hardy Frye
as Self
- JG
John Gage
as Self

Allen Ginsberg
as Self
- TG
Todd Gitlin
as Self
- SG
Susan Griffin
as Self - Narrator

Joan Baez
as Self (archive footage)
- FB
Frank Bardacke
as Self (archive footage)
- MS
Mario Savio
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Mark Kitchell