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Investigation of a Flame (2003)
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Short | 43 min | Documentary, Short, History

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Investigation of a Flame (2003)

Not Rated

Short | 43 min | Documentary, Short, History

On May 17, 1968, three Catholic priests, a nurse, an artist and four others walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and burned them with homemade napalm. Their poetic act of ...See moreOn May 17, 1968, three Catholic priests, a nurse, an artist and four others walked into a Catonsville, Maryland draft board office, grabbed hundreds of selective service records and burned them with homemade napalm. Their poetic act of civil disobedience helped galvanize an increasingly disillusioned American public against the Vietnam War. Investigation of a Flame is an intimate look at this Sixties protest within our current times, when foes of Middle East peace, abortion, and technology resort to violence to access the public imagination. Lynne Sachs combines volatile, long-unseen, archival footage with interviews with Daniel and Philip Berrigan and other members of the Catonsville Nine, encouraging viewers to ponder the relevance of civil disobedience and the implications of personal sacrifice today. Written by Lynne Sachs See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Daniel Berrigan Self Self See fewer	The Mission (1986)
Philip Berrigan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	In the King of Prussia (1982)
David Darst Self Self See fewer	Hit & Stay (2013)
John Hogan Self Self See fewer	Hit & Stay (2013)
Tom Lewis Self Self See fewer	Investigation of a Flame (2003)
Marjorie Melville Self Self See fewer	Hit & Stay (2013)
Tom Melville Self Self See fewer	Hit & Stay (2013)
George Mische Self Self See fewer	Hit & Stay (2013)
Mary Moylan Self Self See fewer	Investigation of a Flame (2003)
Mary Murphy Self - Clerk, Selective Service Draft Board Self - Clerk, Selective Service Draft Board See fewer	Investigation of a Flame (2003)