Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Dec 31, 1971

0h 25m

★ 5.9

Overview

Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president. This short was produced as a television special for PBS in 1971 and was scheduled to air in February 1972, but it was pulled from the schedule shortly before its airdate as PBS officials reportedly feared it might adversely affect their government funding. The special never aired, but it can now be viewed in The Paley Center for Media and has been widely bootlegged online.

Genres

Comedy

TV Movie

Production Companies

Thirteen

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Cast

Harvey Wallinger

Woody Allen

Narrator

Reed Hadley

Renata Wallinger

Diane Keaton

Wallinger's Girlfriend

Louise Lasser

David Ackroyd

Conrad Bain

Jean De Baer

Court Benson

Milo Boulton

Jean David

Dan Frazer

Mitchell Jason

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