Pete Seeger Movies
- 1997

An Act of Conscience
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When a young couple buys a contested home at auction from the U.S. government for $5,400, they become involved in a political and moral battle much...
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- 1982

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time7.81982HD
Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
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- 2005

Henry A. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace02005HD
Biography of former vice president Henry A. Wallace.
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- 2000

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack7.42000HD
With the help of her mother, family, friends, and fellow musicians, Aiyana Elliott reaches for her father, legendary cowboy troubadour, Ramblin' Jack...
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- 1959

The End of the Line
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This documentary short offers a nostalgic look at the steam locomotive as it passes from reality to history. In its heyday, the big smoke-belching...
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- 1989

Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center
Izzy Young: Talking Folklore Center01989HD
Izzy Young was the guru of American folk music. In this documentary covering his legendary Folklore Center in New York Izzy meets with friends and...
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- 1999

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...
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- 2019

Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 1970
Woody Guthrie All-Star Tribute Concert 197002019HD
In 1970, three years following his death from Huntington’s disease, an all-star cast of musicians gathered at Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood...
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- 2013

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation7.12013HD
Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the...
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- 1970

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War01970HD
At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector...
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- 2002

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour4.52002HD
The history of the irreverent "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and the content battles it fought with its television network.
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- 2023

Down By The Riverside
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“If there’s hope for the human race, there’s hope for the Hudson.” —Pete Seeger In the summer of 1969, legendary folk...
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- 1978

Pete Seeger & Arlo Guthrie: Together in Concert
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Full concert recorded live at Wolf Trap, VA for PBS broadcast. Arlo and Pete are joined onstage by the band Shanandoah on many of their well-loved...
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- 2015

Pete and Toshi Get a Camera
Pete and Toshi Get a Camera02015HD
55 years ago Pete Seeger didn't name names at the McCarthy hearings and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Out on appeal, blacklisted, watched by...
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- 2007

Ella Jenkins Live at the Smithsonian
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A special concert celebrating the music of children's music entertainer Ella Jenkins, based on the Grammy award-winning album.
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- 2014

The Winding Stream
The Winding Stream6.52014HD
The story of the American music dynasty, the Carters and Cashes, and their decades-long influence on popular music.
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- 2007

Pete Seeger: The Power of Song
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Interviews, archival footage and home movies are used to illustrate a social history of folk artist and activist Pete Seeger.
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- 1946

The Fight for Maritime Unity
The Fight for Maritime Unity01946HD
This film speaks to the need for solidarity between all maritime unions, vividly recounting the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which culminated...
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- 1947

To Hear Your Banjo Play
To Hear Your Banjo Play4.51947HD
A short film about Pete Seeger and the birth of banjo music throughout the Southern United States.
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- 1966

Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison
Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison01966HD
Pete and Toshi Seeger, their son Daniel, and folklorist Bruce Jackson visited a Texas prison in Huntsville in March of 1966 and produced this rare...
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