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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.
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 ban. Watch Crisis ...
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53m. Documentary. Directed By: In Theaters: Oct 21, 1963. ABC News. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review? Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment Reviews. All Critics. Top...
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Attorney General Robert Kennedy had to move mountains to overcome the crisis. He advised the president and developed a strategy for Alabama, and Drew filmed this as well. We learn what Wallace thought about racial segregation and follow the two students in question right up to the moment of truth.
Feb 20, 2023 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. 1963. Not Rated. 52m. 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. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263238/?ref_=tt_mv_close. STREAMING.
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A landmark in American documentary films, Robert Drew’s cinéma vérité work Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963; 52 minutes) chronicles how President John F. Kennedy, along with his brother Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, clashed with Alabama Governor George Wallace over racial integration at the University of Alabama in 1963.