One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern is a 2005 documentary film directed by Stephen Vittoria.[1][2][3]

One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern
Directed byStephen Vittoria
Produced byStephen Vittoria
Written byStephen Vittoria
StarringWarren Beatty
Dick Gregory
Gary Hart
George McGovern
Ron Kovic
George McGovern
Gloria Steinem
Gore Vidal
Howard Zinn
Narrated byAmy Goodman
Music byElvis Costello
Donovan
Bob Dylan
Robbie Robertson
Leon Russell
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release date
2005
Running time
125 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Overview

The film chronicles the unsuccessful 1972 presidential campaign of Democratic South Dakota Senator George McGovern. Narrated by journalist Amy Goodman, the film features appearances from McGovern himself, as well as his 1972 campaign manager and former Colorado Senator Gary Hart, feminist activist Gloria Steinem, historian Howard Zinn, author Gore Vidal, and satirist Dick Gregory.

The film won the Jury Prize Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2005 Sarasota Film Festival.

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