Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment
1963 | 52m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Robert Drew |
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| During a two-day period before and after the University of Alabama integration crisis, the film uses five camera crews to follow President John F. Kennedy, attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, Alabama governor George Wallace, deputy attorney general Nicholas Katzenbach and the students Vivian Malone and James Hood. As Wallace has promised to personally block the two black students from enrolling in the university, the JFK administration discusses the best way to react to it, without rousing the crowd or making Wallace a martyr for the segregationist cause. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1999. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1963 |
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| Director: | Robert Drew |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | alabama, oval office, civil rights, john f. kennedy, integration, racial segregation, racism, university, cinéma vérité, direct cinema |
| Production Companies | Drew Associates, ABC News |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| James Lipscomb | Narrator |
| John F. Kennedy | Self |
| George Wallace | Self |
| Robert F. Kennedy | Self |
| Vivian Malone | Self |
| James Hood | Self |
| Nicholas Katzenbach | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Robert Drew | Director |
| Gregory Shuker | Director of Photography, Assistant Editor |
| Nicholas T. Proferes | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Robert Drew | Executive Producer |
| Gregory Shuker | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Golden Globes | Best Documentary Feature | N/A | Nominated |
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