In the Year of the Pig

In the Year of the Pig

In the Year of the Pig

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In the Year of the Pig

"WE ARE ALL "A BLOODY GOOD BUNCH OF KILLERS" ..."

1969

1h 41m

7.0(30 votes)

Documentary

War

Overview

Both sober and sobering, producer-director Emile de Antonio’s In the Year of the Pig is a powerful and, no doubt for many, controversial documentary about the Vietnam War.

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David Halberstam

Himself

Daniel Berrigan

Daniel Berrigan

Self

Harry S. Ashmore

lui-même

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Directed by: Emile de Antonio
Produced by: Emile de Antonio

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