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Saul Alinsky Went to War
196857 min 17 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Peter PearsonDonald Brittain
Production: Barrie HowellsJohn Kemeny
Saul Alinsky, controversial professional organizer, goes to war against the conditions that keep the poor in poverty. The film shows how he helped Black ghettos in the United States find an effective, non-violent method of fighting for their rights. (See also The Alinsky Approach series.)
Availability
Subject categories
- Social Issues > PortraitsSocial Change
- Foreign Countries > United States
Credits
- director
- Peter Pearson
- Donald Brittain
- producer
- Barrie Howells
- John Kemeny
- photography
- Tony Ianzelo
- sound
- Hans Oomes
- editing
- Edward Le Lorrain
- sound editing
- Bernard Bordeleau
- re-recording
- Ron Alexander
- Roger Lamoureux
Awards
- Chris Award International Film and Video Festival
- Award for Best Sound Recording given to Hans OomesGenie Awards