Speaking Directly

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Speaking Directly is an essay-film making for a kind of State of the Nation address, from the perspective of someone other than the President of the United States, circa 1973-5. This film addresses both the political and cultural situation of the US at the height of the Viet Nam war, Watergate and its aftermath, and likewise addresses the personal life, in this context, of the filmmaker, at that time thirty years of age, recently out of two plus years in federal prison for refusal to accept military service.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1973-01-01
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Country: United States of America
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  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 8.6
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