The Five Cities of June
About The Five Cities of June
Charlton Heston narrates a June 1963 swing through five places. The film opens on the vigil for Pope John XXIII and the election and coronation of Paul VI. A Soviet rocket then leaves the ground, and the picture cuts to fighting in South Vietnam. In Tuscaloosa, Vivian Malone and James Hood enter the University of Alabama while Governor George Wallace stands in the way. In West Berlin, President Kennedy signs the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz.
Cast & crew
More about The Five Cities of June
Bruce Herschensohn directed and wrote it for the United States Information Agency. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library also credits Walter de Hoog as co-director and calls the picture a News of the Day production. George Stevens Jr. produced it.
Themes
Music
Bernhard Kaun is credited with the score. The Kennedy Library's credit sheet instead lists the music under Herschensohn.
Preservation
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library holds a 35mm copy, identifier USG-01-15. The National Archives copy is Identifier 52141.
Notes
- The Kennedy Library copy is 35mm, three reels, 966 feet, and is marked public domain.
- An Internet Archive transfer of the short runs 27 minutes 12 seconds.
- National Archives Identifier 52141.
Scenes
- Kennedy signs the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg and tells the crowd he is a Berliner.
Also available
- Internet Archive (5CitiesOfJune)
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Quotes
Ich bin ein Berliner.