Hard Hat Riot
Hard Hat Riot

Movie·2025·1h 21m

Hard Hat Riot

The clash over Vietnam that swung blue collar voters to the right.

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

On May 8, 1970, construction workers violently clashed with students demonstrating against the Vietnam War in lower Manhattan. The workmen, who came to be known as “hardhats,” were at the cutting edge of a new kind of class war. With the war in Vietnam raging on, it was the sons of the working class who were doing most of the fighting. Workmen saw the protesting students as privileged “draft dodgers” disparaging the country and those who fought for it. On the other side, many student activists saw the workers as pawns, unwilling to see the changes that America needed. Hard Hat Riot tells the story of a struggling metropolis, a flailing president, a divided people, and a bloody juncture when the nation violently diverged ― culminating in a new political and cultural landscape that radically redefined American politics and foreshadowed the future.

Written By

Marc Levin

Producer

Cameo George, Marc Levin

Editor

Henry Moskowitz

Themes

vietnam warrichard nixonconservatism

Production House

American Experience Films

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Region: US

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Cast

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self

John V. Lindsay

John V. Lindsay

Self

David Kuhn

Self

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Crew

Cameo George

Executive Producer

Marc Levin

Marc Levin

Director, Producer

Marc Levin

Writer

Daphne Pinkerson

Daphne Pinkerson

Writer, Producer

Cary Woods

Cary Woods

Producer

Henry Moskowitz

Editor

Mikaela Beardsley

Producer

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