The Five Cities of June

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The Five Cities of June
Directed by Bruce Herschensohn
Written byBruce Herschensohn
Produced by George Stevens Jr.
Narrated by Charlton Heston
Music by Bernhard Kaun
Distributed by United States Information Agency
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
36 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. [1] [2]

Contents

This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five 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. [3]

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References

  1. "The Five Cities of June (1963)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
  2. "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  3. The Five Cities of June, 1963, JFK Presidential Library