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As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign wars and pins its hopes on a new leader's promise for change, Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune is a timely and relevant tribute to an unlikely American hero. Over the course of a meteoric music career that spanned two turbulent decades, Phil Ochs sought the bright lights of fame and social justice in equal measure - a contradiction that eventually tore him apart. From youthful idealism to rage to pessimism, the arch of Ochs' life paralleled that of the times, and the anger, satire and righteous indignation that drove his music also drove him to dark despair. In this brilliantly constructed film, interview and performance footage of Ochs is illuminated by the ruminations of Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, Sean Penn, Peter Yarrow, Christopher Hitchens, Ed Sanders, and others.
Original Release
01/05/2011
US Release
01/05/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Salvador Allende | Self |
Erik Andersen | Self |
Joan Baez | Friend / Musician / Activist / Self |
Jello Biafra | Friend / Musician / Self |
Billy Bragg | Musician / Activist / Self |
Lola Cohen | Friend / Activist |
François De Menil | Filmmaker |
Bob Dylan | Friend / Musician / Self |
Harald Edelstam | Swedish Ambassador Chile |
Deni Frand | Friend / Political Organizer |
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Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Salvador Allende | Self |
Erik Andersen | Self |
Joan Baez | Friend / Musician / Activist / Self |
Jello Biafra | Friend / Musician / Self |
Billy Bragg | Musician / Activist / Self |
Lola Cohen | Friend / Activist |
François De Menil | Filmmaker |
Bob Dylan | Friend / Musician / Self |
Harald Edelstam | Swedish Ambassador Chile |
Deni Frand | Friend / Political Organizer |
Jim Glover | Friend / Musician |
Arthur Gorson | Friend / Manager |
Tom Hayden | Friend / Political Activist |
Judy Henske | Friend / Musician |
Christopher Hitchens | Journalist / Author / Self |
Abbie Hoffman | Friend / Political Activist |
Jac Holzman | Founder, Elektra Records |
Hubert H. Humphrey | Self |
Erik Jacobsen | Friend / Musician |
Víctor Jara | Singer / Activist |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Elliot Abbott | Executive Producer |
Michael Ochs | Producer |
Kenneth Bowser | Producer |
Sean Campbell | Producer |
Michael Cohl | Producer |
Michael Farrell | Producer |
Zev Greenfield | Producer |
Brian MacDonald | Producer |
Riva Marker | Producer |
Brian McDonald | Producer |
Lizzy McGlynn | Producer |
Sage Scully | Producer |
Katie N. Young | Producer |