The title of this Canadian documentary may have some relation to Canadian Marshall McLuhan's theories. It combines interview with famous U.S. militants of the '60s, such as Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman, with reenactments of their Chicago trials (i.e., the "Chicago Eight," etc.). Other figures of cultural interest from the time, including Alan Ginsberg and Buckminster Fuller, are interviewed or featured. The filmmaker indicates his belief that powerful forces in the U.S. government worked together to suppress American radicals. This view, widely disbelieved at the time, has since been confirmed.
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Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Cast
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John Lennon
He was 30, 40 years old when he died
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John Lennon
He was 30, 40 years old when he died
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Timothy Leary
He was 50, 75 years old when he died
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Timothy Leary
He was 50, 75 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Allen Ginsberg
He was 44, 70 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Allen Ginsberg
He was 44, 70 years old when he died
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Abbie Hoffman
He was 34, 52 years old when he died
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Abbie Hoffman
He was 34, 52 years old when he died
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Jerry Rubin
He was 85, 56 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Fred Hampton
He was 22, 21 years old when he died
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as Himself |
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Jerry Rubin
He was 85, 56 years old when he died
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R. Buckminster Fuller
He was 75, 87 years old when he died
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Fred Hampton
He was 22, 21 years old when he died
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R. Buckminster Fuller
He was 75, 87 years old when he died
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Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Crew
