The Five Cities of June

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The Five Cities of June (1963)

Directed by Bruce Herschensohn

Documentary · 26m

The Five Cities of June is a 1963 American short documentary film directed by Bruce Herschensohn. This United States Information Agency-sponsored film details the events of June 1963 in five different 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. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Bruce Herschensohn
Writer
Bruce Herschensohn
Producer
George Stevens Jr.

Details

Release date
1963-06-30
Runtime
26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
U.S. Information Agency