The Five Cities of June

Overview

The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five different cities. In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace; and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany and Rudolph Wilde Platz. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 30, 1963

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

U.S. Information Agency

Cast

Charlton Heston

Director

Bruce Herschensohn

Writer

Bruce Herschensohn

Producer

George Stevens Jr.

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0057061