Francine Parker | Documentary | USA | 1972 | 97m
with Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Rita Martinson, Paul Mooney, Michael Alaimo, Len Chandler, Pamala Donegan

This film is preceded by a new introduction by Jane Fonda!

"The Show the Pentagon Couldn't Stop!" In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. It was directly engaged with and inspired by veterans against the war and, naturally, it upset U.S. military higher-ups. The F.T.A. tour was highly controversial and was a huge success among stationed soldiers. In spite of positive reviews and business, director Francine Parker's film version was quickly taken out of circulation due to political pressures and has been difficult to see for decades.

F.T.A. has now been fully restored in 4K by IndieCollect and is preceded by a new video introduction by Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda, which provides historical context and explains the impetus that sparked the creation of the F.T.A. troupe.

"A genuine, powerful and even stirring expression of the antipathy engendered by war... and scarred the psyches of those who lived through it." -J. Hoberman, The New York Times

"Sounding out a once-elusive call of defiance for all to hear... Fonda] and her comrades loved the country that they devoted their energies and risked their reputations to better it, their criticisms the ultimate act of patriotism." -Charles Bramesco, The Guardian

Cost $9 (USD)
Ticket good for 5 days viewing.

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