Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story
Directed by Woody Allen
Produced by Jack Kuney
Written by Woody Allen
Starring Woody Allen
Diane Keaton
Jean De Baer
Editing by Eric Albertson
Release date(s) 1971
Running time 25 mins
Country USA
Language English

Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story is a short film directed by Woody Allen in 1971. The film was a satirization of the Richard Nixon administration[1] made in mockumentary style.[2][3]

Allen plays Harvey Wallinger, a thinly disguised version of Henry Kissinger.[3] The short was produced as a television special for PBS and was scheduled to air in February 1972, but it was pulled from the schedule shortly before the airdate. Reportedly, PBS officials feared losing its government support and decided not to air it.[1][2] Allen who previously had sworn off doing television work cited this as an example of why he should "stick to movies".[2] The special never aired and can now be viewed in The Paley Center for Media.[4]

Two of Allen's regular leading ladies, Louise Lasser and Diane Keaton, make appearances, as does the Richard Nixon-lookalike Richard M. Dixon. The fictional characters are interspersed with newsreel footage of Hubert Humphrey, Spiro Agnew, and Nixon in embarrassing public moments. Allen would later explore this style again in Zelig.[1][3]

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