- Street Scenes
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name = Street Scenes
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director =Martin Scorsese
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released = 1970
runtime = 75 min.
country =U.S.A.
language = English
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imdb_id = 0066416"Street Scenes", also known as "Street Scenes 1970" is a documentary directed by
Martin Scorsese . It documents two protest rallies against theVietnam War that took place in May1970 : theHard Hat Riot onWall Street inNew York City and Kent State/Cambodia Incursion Protest inWashington, D.C. The numerous camera operators doimpromptu interviews with theprotestor s and the spectators. The New York protest turns violent as protestors were attacked byconstruction worker s who supported the war. The Washington protest is peaceful. At the end, Scorsese,Harvey Keitel ,Jay Cocks andVerna Bloom discuss the events and the current state of world affairs.Oliver Stone was one of the many camera operators.External links
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/mem/movies/review.html?title1=Street%20Scenes%201970%20(Movie)&title2=&reviewer=ROGER%20GREENSPUN&pdate=19700915&v_id= New York Times review]
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