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Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
6.0 / 10• 1971• 25m•NR• English
ComedyTV Movie
Storyline
Dr. Harvey Wallinger is one of Nixon's aides who rises through the ranks to become the "real" power behind the president. This short was produced as a television special for PBS in 1971 and was scheduled to air in February 1972, but it was pulled from the schedule shortly before its airdate as PBS officials reportedly feared it might adversely affect their government funding. The special never aired, but it can now be viewed in The Paley Center for Media and has been widely bootlegged online.
Cast & Crew
Woody Allen
Harvey Wallinger
Lead
Reed Hadley
Narrator
Diane Keaton
Renata Wallinger
Louise Lasser
Wallinger's Girlfriend
David Ackroyd
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Conrad Bain
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Jean De Baer
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CB
Court Benson
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Woody Allen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
