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Sons and Daughters

Jan 1, 1967

1h 38m

★ 0.0

Overview

The Vietnam War protest movement from the student point of view is the basis for this documentary shot in the San Francisco Bay area and dealing mainly with a protest march from the University of California to the Oakland Army Terminal in 1966.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

American Documentary Films Inc.

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6.9

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