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Running time. 52 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is a 1963 direct cinema documentary film directed by Robert Drew. The film centers on the University of Alabama 's "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door" integration crisis of June 1963.
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment First aired on ABC television in 1963, Robert Drew's cinéma vérité documentary chronicles how President John F. Kennedy and his brother Attorney General...
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment: Directed by Robert Drew. With James Lipscomb, John F. Kennedy, George Wallace, Robert F. Kennedy. Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy.
Product Description. An incredible and candid look at JFK and RFK as they struggle with the integration crisis in 1963. With Governor George Wallace blocking the doors to the all-white University of Alabama, this documentary shows the Kennedy brothers embroiled in the decision making process, uncertain if an course of action is the right one ...
When Governor George Wallace literally stands in the schoolhouse door to block the admittance of two African-American students to the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963, President Kennedy is forced to decide whether to use the power of the presidency to back racial equality.
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment Brief Synopsis. After years of segregation, the University of Alabama becomes the last U.S. college to open its doors to... Cast & Crew. Photos & Videos. Film Details.
Called “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment,” the hourlong film shot over a two-day period in June 1963, broadcast on ABC four months later and now available on DVD is worth the new...
Movie & TV guides. President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, work to get two black students enrolled at the University of Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace's...
Crisis Directed by Robert Drew • 1963 • United States CRISIS: BEHIND A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT provided filmmaker Robert Drew, his crew and his audience the rare opportunity to watch a President of the United States deal with a national crisis.
Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions. Synopsis