| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 97 min.)) : sound, color |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Bo Boudart. |
| Cast |
S. Brian Willson, Charles Litely, Alice Walker, Medea Benjamin, Daniel Ellsberg, Martin Sheen. |
| Summary |
In 1987, S. Brian Willson, a Vietnam veteran sat down on the railroad tracks outside the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California to protest a shipment of weapons intended to arm the Nicaraguan Contra army. Underestimating the U.S. Navy's intolerance for peaceful protest, Willson lost both of his legs and suffered a fractured skull when the train was ordered not to stop. This is the story of one man who literally put his body on the line to dissent his country's imperialistic nature after witnessing U.S. savagery during the Vietnam War that changed his political convictions. Realizing that his power came not from bearing arms, but from bearing the truth, Willson has become one of today's most resolute voices against war. Including interviews with Martin Sheen, Daniel Ellsberg, Alice Walker, Ron Kovic, and narrated by Emmy Award-winner Peter Coyote, "Paying the Price for Peace" is a film that will embolden all people who strive for peace. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Willson, S. Brian, 1941-
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Peace movements.
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Disabled veterans -- United States -- Biography.
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Pacifists -- United States -- Biography.
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Biographical films.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Boudart, Bo, television producer, screenwriter.
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Utell, Susan, editor of moving image work.
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Payne, Malcolm, composer (expression)
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Coyote, Peter, narrator (expression)
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| Added Title |
hoopla (Digital media service)
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| Music No. |
MWT12189658 |
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