Ice (1970 film)

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Ice
Directed by Robert Kramer
Written byRobert Kramer
Produced byBarbara Stone
David Stone
Starring Robert Kramer
Leo Braudy
CinematographyRobert Machover
Release date
  • 1970 (1970)
Running time
2 hours 10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ice is a 1970 American drama film directed by Robert Kramer. [1]

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Plot

An underground revolutionary group carries out urban guerrilla attacks against a fictionalized fascist regime in the United States, while struggling against internal strife. This is intermixed with sequences that explain the philosophy of radical action and play down the melodrama inherent in the thriller genre.

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References

  1. "Ice (1970)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 18 March 2019.