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Kent State

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This TV movie is a dramatic re-enactment of the events that took place at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. As an anti-war protest engulfs the campus, Gov. Rhodes (Jerome Dempsey) denounces the protesters as outside agitators and decides to call in the National Guard to restore order. Although some of the soldiers befriend the students, tensions escalate, leading to the guardsmen killing four of them, including Allison Krause (Jane Fleiss) and Sandy Scheuer (Talia Balsam).

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James Goldstone

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Jane Fleiss

Allison Krause

Charley Lang

Barry Levine

Talia Balsam

Sandy Scheuer

Keith Gordon

Jeff Miller

Jeff McCracken

Bill Schroeder
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Synopsis This TV movie is a dramatic re-enactment of the events that took place at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. As an anti-war protest engulfs the campus, Gov. Rhodes (Jerome Dempsey) denounces the protesters as outside agitators and decides to call in the National Guard to restore order. Although some of the soldiers befriend the students, tensions escalate, leading to the guardsmen killing four of them, including Allison Krause (Jane Fleiss) and Sandy Scheuer (Talia Balsam).
Director
James Goldstone
Producer
Wes Craven, Lionel A. Ephraim
Screenwriter
Gerald Green, Richard Kramer
Production Co
Inter Planetary, Keller Entertainment Group, Osmond Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2020
Runtime
2h 30m
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