testing, testing, how do you do? (1969)
Género : Documental
Tiempo de ejecución : 4M
Director : Sheila Paige
Sinopsis
Women’s Liberation protesters target the 1969 Miss America Pageant… The movie shows the boardwalk action — Women’s Liberation protest and crowd reactions — as well as behind-the-scenes pageant preparations inside Convention Hall.
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