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Women - for America, for the World

Women - for America, for the World

1986Short⏱️ 30m
DocumentaryShort
5.6
IMDB Rating
74 votes

22 prominent American women discuss their activism for nuclear disarmament and their motivations in seeking the end of the arms race.

Director
Vivienne Verdon-Roe
Writers
N/A
Stars
Joanne Woodward, Betty Bumpers, Addie Wyatt
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Joanne Woodward
Joanne Woodward
as Self - Actress
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Betty Bumpers
as Self - Executive Director, Peace Links
Addie Wyatt
Addie Wyatt
as Self - Vice President United Foot & Comm. Workers Union
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Joanna Macy
as Self - Therapist & Author
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Allene Cottier
as Self - Executive Officer American Indian Center, San Francisco
Dorothy Ridings
Dorothy Ridings
as Self - President League of Women Voters
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Vera Kistiakowsky
as Self - Professor of Physics M.I.T.
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Mary Dent Crisp
as Self - Co-Chair, 1977-1980 Republican National Committee
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Randall Forsburg
as Self - Director Ins. for Defense & Disarm. Studies
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Quincalee Brown
as Self - Executive Director Amer. Assoc. of University Women

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color

🏷️ Keywords

disarmamentnuclear disarmamentarms racecold warindependent film

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

nukes STILL exist
by lee_eisenberg2016-01-28
10/10

"Vivienne Verdon-Roe's Oscar-winning "Women - for America, for the World" features interviews with several women who discuss their activism against nuclear weapons and militarism in general. Each of these women deserves praise (as does the documentary), but it's worth noting that these issues have not gone away. You see, right-wingers - regardless of what they call themselves or the entities to which they belong - are all about militarism and they want perceived threats to exist. While poverty persists, military spending has increased, and the US and post-Soviet Russia maint..."

📖 Synopsis

22 prominent American women discuss their activism for nuclear disarmament and their motivations in seeking the end of the arms race.