Break and Enter (Newsreel #62)

Overview

Break and Enter documents Operation Move In and the New York squatter’s movement in the 1970s. In 1970, several hundred Puerto Rican and Dominican families reclaimed housing left vacant by the city. They pulled the boards off the doors, cleaned and repaired the buildings and moved in.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1971

Original language

Spanish

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Newsreel

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded