Berkeley in the Sixties

Berkeley in the Sixties

5.6

Apr 23 1990

2h 57m

Documentary

A documentary about militant student political activity at the University of California, Berkeley in the 1960s.

Jentri Anders

Jentri Anders

Self

John De Bonis

John De Bonis

Self

Hardy Frye

Hardy Frye

Self

John Gage

John Gage

Self

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