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| director = Emile de Antonio

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Emile de Antonio'[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1970 The 42nd Academy Awards | 1970]'. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on August 18, 2020
Terry Morrone
Orville Schell

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| distributor = Path America

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| runtime = 104 minutes

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'In the Year of the Pig' is an American documentary film directed by Emile de Antonio about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was released in 1968 while the U.S. was in the middle of its military engagement, and was politically controversial. One year later, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.'[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnrbdNjf-aw Fred Astaire Cuts Loose: 1970 Oscars]'. Oscars on YouTube. In 1990, Jonathan Rosenbaum characterized the film as "the first and best of the major documentaries about Vietnam".

Summary



The film, which is in black and white, contains much historical footage[https://bampfa.org/event/year-pig BAMPFA] and many interviews.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/328109/Point-of-Order-/home-video-reviews.html Point of Order! (1964) - Home Video Reviews - TCM.com] Those interviewed include Harry Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Philippe Devillers, David Halberstam, Roger Hilsman, Jean Lacouture, Kenneth P. Landon, Thruston B. Morton, Paul Mus, Charlton Osburn, Harrison Salisbury, Ilya Todd, John Toller, David K. Tuck, David Wurfel and John White.

Produced during the Vietnam War, the film was greeted with hostility by many audiences, with bomb threats and vandalism directed at theaters that showed it. When confronted with the charge that 'In the Year of the Pig' had a leftist perspective, de Antonio conceded the point, replying: Only God is objective, and he doesnt make films.Schwartzman, 2004. UCLA

Home media



'In the Year of the Pig' was released as a region 1 DVD in 2005. In addition to the film, the DVD has audio commentary with director Emile de Antonio composed from archival sources, an interview with de Antonio, and liner notes by de Antonio scholar Douglas Kellner.[https://www.amazon.com/Year-Pig-Harry-S-Ashmore/dp/B000A88ES2 "In the Year of the Pig"]. 'Amazon.com'. Retrieved August 18, 2020.

Influences



A still photograph used in the film that displayed Marine Corporal Michael Wynn later was incorporated into the album cover for The Smiths' second album 'Meat Is Murder' (1985). The insignia on Wynn's helmet was changed to "meat is murder".

See also



*'Hearts and Minds', the Oscar-winning 1974 documentary film by Peter Davis

Footnotes



References



*Schwartzman, Theresa. 2004. 'In the Year of the Pig, 1968'. UCLA Film and Television Archive: 12th Festival of Preservation, July 22-August 21, 2004. Festival guest publication.


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