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Prologue( 1970)

TV-MADrama
60%
User
Score

Overview

This film tells the story of a young Montrealer who edits an underground newspaper with help from his female friend and a draft dodger from the United States. Two rival philosophies of dissenting youth become evident in the choices they make: militant protest vs. communal retreat. Including some seminal archival footage of a speech by legendary anti-war activist Abbie Hoffman and bloody rioting during the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.

    Top Billed Cast

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      John Robbe

      Jesse

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      Elaine Malus

      Karen

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      Gary Rader

      David

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      Christopher Cordeaux

      Neil

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      Peter Cullen

      Allen

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      Henry Gamer

      Karen's Father

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      Victor Knight

      Judge

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      Abbie Hoffman

      Himself (Archival Footage)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    6
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jun 08 2025
    There is something refreshingly amateur about this drama as it follows the Canadian anti-war activist “Jesse” (John Robb) and girlfriend “Karen” (Elaine Malus) as they gradually evolve into taking differing approaches to their protesting agenda against the war in South East Asia. She’s from prosperous Jewish stock whilst he is more rootless but they rub along well enough until he becomes involved in a fracas that results in him losing his papers. Determined to retrieve them, he hits against a brick wall of officialdom and that, coupled with laid-back lodger “David” (Gary Rader) starts to make b...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    106180.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • politics
    • montreal, canada