
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
2019 · Movie · 113 min
Narrated by Annette Bening, A Towering Task tells the remarkable story of the Peace Corps, taking viewers on a journey of what it means to be a global citizen. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 240,000 have traveled to 140 countries to carry out the organization's mission.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-09-27
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 113 min
Themes
- the peace corps
- to assist developing countries
Cast & crew
- AB
Annette Beninng
as Self
- EC
Elizabeth Cobbs
as Self
- HW
Harris Wofford
as Self
- JC
John Coyne
as Self
- KS
Karen Schwartz
as Self

Chris Dodd
as Self

Jimmy Carter
as Self
Directed by Alana DeJoseph