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Getting Straight

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Original title

Getting Straight

Year

1970

Running time

124 min.

Country

United States

Director

Richard Rush

Screenwriter

Robert Kaufman. Novel: Kenneth Kolb

Cast

Music

Ronald Stein

Cinematography

László Kovács

Producer

Columbia Pictures, The Organization

Genre

Comedy. Drama. Romance | Vietnam war

Synopsis

Harry Bailey has returned from Vietnam and returns to college to earn his masters degree so he can teach English. He is considered a hero among the radical student body, but still sees the absurdity on both sides of the fence. He contends with the reactionary administration and the impetuous, often futile objectives of the restless students. He acts as a mediator between the two feuding bodies. On top of everything else, his girlfriend Jan wants to marry him and live a life in the suburbs. He is cornered and finally lets loose at his own masters degree dissertation meeting, just as the latest protest heats up.

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Getting Straight

1970

Richard Rush

5.9

(81)