The Fall

Film as a Series of Historical Moments Seeking a Synthesis.

"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.

Cast

Peter Whitehead

Narrator (voice)

Alberta Tiburzi

Anna

Paul Auster

H. Rap Brown

Kwame Ture

Ossie Davis

Allen Ginsberg

Self

Tom Hayden

Angelo Mannsraven

Arthur C. Miller

Crew

Peter Whitehead

Director

Peter Whitehead

Writer

Peter Whitehead

Cinematography