Our World Up Against the Wall: 1961
TV Episode | History

Our World

Up Against the Wall: 1961

TV Episode | History

Highlights of the time include tensions with the USSR, the baby boom continues, the Berlin Wall goes up, the Peace Corps, racial problems and Freedom Riders, Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth's home run record, and more.

Director

Consuelo Gonzales

Writers

Linda Ellerbee (written by) | Ray Gandolf (written by) | Richard O'Regan

Producer

Richard O'Regan

Editors

Walter Essenfeld | Nils Rasmussen | David Ward

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 5, 1987

Release date

Mar 5, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
Linda Ellerbee Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (1991)
Ray Gandolf Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Our World (1986)
Mel Allen Self Self See fewer	Our World (1986)
Mike Dann Self Self See fewer	'Way Out (1961)
Peter Dehmel Self Self See fewer	The Tunnel (1962)
James Farmer Self Self See fewer	Adam Clayton Powell (1989)
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Mickey Mantle Self Self See fewer	Safe at Home! (1962)
Newton Minow Self Self See fewer	Infamous Crime Scenes: JFK (2022)
Diane Nash Self Self See fewer	Our World (1986)
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Dean Rusk Self Self See fewer	Santo Domingo: War Among Friends (1965)
Pierre Salinger Self Self See fewer	The Destructors (1974)
Daniel Schorr Self Self See fewer	The Game (1997)
Sargent Shriver Self Self See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
William Sloane Coffin Self Self See fewer	Witness to War: Dr. Charlie Clements (1985)
Peter Yarrow Self Self See fewer	Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)