Star Spangled to Death (2004)
6h 42m
Running Time
May 21, 2004Release Date
Star Spangled to Death (2004)
6h 42m
Running Time
May 21, 2004Release Date
Plot.
An examination of the history of the U.S. through archival footage and contrasting views of society, incorporating audiovisual material ranging from political campaign films to animated cartoons to children’s phonograph records, featuring Al Jolson, Mickey Mouse, the young Jack Smith, and a half-dozen American presidents.
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Cast & Crew.
Jack Smith
The Spirit Not of Life But of Living
Jerry Sims
Suffering
Billy Carpenter
The Two Evils
Gib Taylor
The Two Evils
Ken Jacobs
Director
Cecilia Swan
Misplaced Charity
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Star Spangled to Death is a 2004 experimental film directed by Ken Jacobs, consisting almost entirely of archive footage, depicting Jacobs' view of the United States in film.Jacobs began compiling material in the late 1950s, and premiered the film (almost seven hours in length) at the 2004 New York Film Festival.It won the Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award at the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2004.