Chicago 1968
American Experience looks at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Hubert Humphrey won his party's nomination for president amid massive civil unrest and violence perpetrated by Chicago Police and anti-Vietnam War protesters.
Crew and Cast
Chana GazitDirector
David McCulloughHostWilliam Stanley MerwinNarrator (voice)
Tom WickerJournalist
Albert EiseleBiographer
Ted Van DykHumphrey Staff
Marilyn KatzAntiwar Activist
David DellingerAntiwar ActivistDavid FarberHistorian
Roger WilkinsUS Justice Department
Joel WeismanChicago Journalist
David StahlChicago Deputy Mayor
Abe PeckAnitwar Activist
Thomas ForanUS Attorney · Illinois
Rennie DavisAntiwar Activist
Richard SamuelMcCarthy Delegate
William FrapollyUndercover Police
Mike SpiegelAntiwar Activist
Frank SullivanPolice Spokesman
Tom HaydenAntiwar ActivistReuven FrankNBC News
David GinsburgHumphrey Staff
Edward CollinsChicago Police
Bill AyersAntiwar ActivistJean WallinMcCarthy Delegate
Joseph AliotoMayor · San Francisco
Richard J. DaleyWayne HaysRepresentative · Ohio
Hubert H. HumphreyEugene McCarthy
Pierre SalingerConvention Speaker
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Info
- Status
- Released
- Released
- 13 November 1995
- Runtime
- 1h
Production
- Director
- Chana Gazit
- Writers
- Chana Gazit
- Studios
- PBS, Robert Stone Productions, David Grubin Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
Languages
- Original
- English