The Fall

“Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis.”

7.0

1969

1h 56m

Documentary

Director: Peter Whitehead

Overview

"The Fall" depicts certain scenes in New York City between October 1967 and March 1968, shot by the independent filmmaker, Peter Whitehead. It is a very personal documentary, and Whitehead appears in a large number of scenes, and we hear his lengthy ruminations on the state of the United States and the war in Vietnam.