Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family (1971)

Plot Summary

The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.

Full Cast & Characters

Don Cox

Self

Buckminster Fuller

Self

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Fred Hampton

Self

Abbie Hoffman

Self

William Kunstler

Self

Timothy Leary

Self

John Lennon

Self

Jerry Rubin

Self

Director & Crew

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