---
title: 'In the Year of the Pig (1968)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emile de Antonio'
released: '1968-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-the-year-of-the-pig-1968'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064482/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# In the Year of the Pig (1968)

1968 · 101 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

In the Year of the Pig is an American documentary film directed by Emile de Antonio about American involvement in the Vietnam War. It was released in 1968 while the U.S. was in the middle of its military engagement, and was politically controversial. One year later, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. In 1990, Jonathan Rosenbaum characterized the film as "the first and best of the major documentaries about Vietnam".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emile de Antonio](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-de-antonio)
- **Screenplay:** [Emile de Antonio](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-de-antonio)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Addiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-addiss)
- **Editor:** [Lynzee Klingman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lynzee-klingman)

## Cast

- [Daniel Berrigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-berrigan)
- [Arthur M. Schlesinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-m-schlesinger)
- [David Halberstam](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-halberstam)
- [Jean Lacouture](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-lacouture)
- [Gerald Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerald-ford)
- [Harrison Salisbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/harrison-salisbury)
- [Paul Mus](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mus)

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