Brink of Disaster!

Name: Brink of Disaster!
Director: John Florea
Genre: History, Documentary, Comedy
Released: 1972-01-01
Duration: 29 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Gary Crabbe, Ed Nelson

197229m

★ 8.0

HistoryDocumentaryComedy

A student is held up in the library while a riot rages outside. As SDS protesters head to burn the library down, he has to fend them off with his baseball bat. This film opens with actual footage of civil disturbances in the 1960s, and moves on to images of historical American figures.

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Watch Brink of Disaster! full movie online for free in HD quality on Watch Online Stream. Stream from Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video, and more without any subscription or sign up. A student is held up in the library while a riot rages outside. As SDS protesters head to burn the library down, he has to fend them off with his baseball bat. This film opens with actual footage of civil disturbances in the 1960s, and moves on to images of historical American figures.

Cast

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Gary Crabbe

John Smith

Ed Nelson

Dr. Harden

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