The War at Home

1979 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 151 VOTES · DIR. Glenn Silber, Barry Alexander Brown

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Overview

Documentary film about the anti-war movement in the Madison, Wisconsin area during the time of the Vietnam War. It combines archival footage and interviews with participants that explore the events of the period on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,850 lines

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00:00:24 - Madison, Wisconsin 1963
00:05:36 I had already looked
00:09:46 of men and arms
00:13:06 had had demonstrations and in reaction
00:16:52 that if there are not to be hearings in Washington
00:21:28 I don't remember whether we said what the else was.
00:25:25 Americans, Australians,
00:28:51 The real question is what you're for.
00:33:03 And a napalm bomb, when it shatters on impact
00:36:37 Another nonviolent demonstration.
00:40:41 And I should come and stop it.
00:46:55 inform the national government
00:51:33 just to show that I'd been present
00:55:54 I take a very firm line on Vietnam,
00:59:37 So at that point,
01:03:32 "and anonymous letters
01:08:17 But the protests began against the Center
01:11:47 came up many times,
01:16:48 People in the peace movement were down on us, you know.
01:21:02 - And about 20 of them, the whole regiment,
01:24:14 the difference in reaction, but for us, we weren't really.
01:28:09 If you feel truly responsible for it,
01:31:52 and revulsion to the war
01:36:37 They were telling us the truth and we weren't listening.

Cast & Characters

Spiro Agnew Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self (archive footage)
Hubert H. Humphrey Self (archive footage) Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage)
Gerald Ford Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr. Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger Self (archive footage) Robert McNamara Self (archive footage) Richard Nixon Self (archive footage)

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,850
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:00:24
Final line01:36:37

Production Record

DirectorGlenn Silber, Barry Alexander Brown
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes151

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