The Killing of America (1981) on Netflix
R19811h 35mCrimeDocumentary
A documentary builds its account of the violence the United States saw in the 1960s and 1970s from news broadcasts, footage of murders and interviews. Experts and convicted killers speak.
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A documentary assembled from news broadcasts, archival footage and recordings of murders examines the violence the United States saw in the 1960s and 1970s. It traces the country's troubles to the assassination of John F. Kennedy and treats the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 as the end of any hope of recovery. Thomas Noguchi, the Los Angeles County coroner, and Ed Dorris, a retired sergeant of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, are interviewed, along with convicted killers including Sirhan Sirhan.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Killing of America (1981)
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- Financial backers in Japan reportedly pressured director Sheldon Renan to add footage of peace vigils for John Lennon to The Killing of America, to make the documentary less depressing.
