In the Year of the Pig

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In the Year of the Pig
Intheyearofthepig.jpg
DVD cover art
Directed by Emile de Antonio
Produced by John Attlee
Emile de Antonio[1]
Terry Morrone
Orville Schell
Music by Steve Addiss
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Distributed by Pathé America
Release dates
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  • February 26, 1969 (1969-02-26)
Running time
 104 minutes
Country United States
Language English

In the Year of the Pig is an American documentary film directed by Emile de Antonio about American involvement in the Vietnam War.[3] It was released in 1968 while the U.S. was in the middle of its military engagement, and was politically controversial.[4] One year later, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[5][6][7] In 1990, Jonathan Rosenbaum characterized the film as "the first and best of the major documentaries about Vietnam".[8]

The film, which is in black and white, contains much historical footage and many interviews.[9] Those interviewed include Harry Ashmore, Daniel Berrigan, Philippe Devillers, David Halberstam, Roger Hilsman, Jean Lacouture, Kenneth P. Landon, Thruston B. Morton, Paul Mus, Charlton Osburn, Harrison Salisbury, Ilya Todd, John Toller, David K. Tuck, David Wurfel and John White.[7][10]

Produced during the Vietnam War, the film was greeted with hostility by many audiences, with bomb threats and vandalism directed at theaters that showed it.[11][12] When confronted with the charge that In the Year of the Pig had a leftist perspective, de Antonio answered: “Only God is objective, and he doesn’t make films.”[13]


Home media

In the Year of the Pig was released as a region 1 DVD in 2005. In addition to the film, the DVD has audio commentary with director Emile de Antonio composed from archival sources, an interview with de Antonio, and liner notes by de Antonio scholar Douglas Kellner.[14]

Influences

A still photograph used in the film that displayed Marine Corporal Michael Wynn later was incorporated into the album cover for The Smiths' second album Meat Is Murder (1985). The insignia on Wynn's helmet was changed to "meat is murder".[15][16]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The 42nd Academy Awards | 1970. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on August 18, 2020
  2. ↑ Helen Slote Levitt has been mistakenly credited as an editor of this film; Helen Levitt, who is well known as a photographer but who also had a long career in film editing and cinematography, was the editor. See Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  5. ↑ Fred Astaire Cuts Loose: 1970 Oscar. At the Academy Awards channel on YouTube.
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  9. ↑ Point of Order! (1964) - Home Video Reviews - TCM.com
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  13. ↑ Schwartzman, 2004. UCLA
  14. ↑ "In the Year of the Pig". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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References

  • Schwartzman, Theresa. 2004. In the Year of the Pig, 1968. UCLA Film and Television Archive: 12th Festival of Preservation, July 22-August 21, 2004. Festival guest publication.

External links

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