The Fall

Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis.

The Fall — Plot

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.

• Release date
• January 15, 1969
• Runtime
• 116 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Peter Whitehead

The Fall — Cast

Peter Whitehead Narrator (voice)

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Alberta Tiburzi Anna Paul Auster H. Rap Brown Kwame Ture Ossie Davis Allen Ginsberg Self Tom Hayden