The '60s
1999, English. Directed by Mark Piznarski.
The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths: Brian joins the Marines right out of High School and goes to Vietnam, Michael becomes involved in the civil rights movement and after campaigning for Bobby Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy becomes involved in radical politics, and Katie gets pregnant, moves to San Francisco and joins a hippie commune. Meanwhile, the Taylors are an African-American family living in the deep South. When Willie Taylor, a minister and civil rights organizer, is shot to death, his son Emmet moves to the city and eventually joins the Black Panthers, serving as a bodyguard for Fred Hampton.
- Runtime
- 2h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
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The '60s is streaming on History Vault in India.
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Cast & crew
- Mark PiznarskiDirector
- Josh HamiltonMichael Herlihy
- Julia StilesKatie Herlihy
- Jerry O'ConnellBrian Herlihy
- Jeremy SistoKenny Klein
- Jordana BrewsterSarah Weinstock
- Leonard RobertsEmmet Taylor
- Bill SmitrovichBill Herlihy
- Annie CorleyMary Herlihy
- Donovan LeitchNeal Reynolds
- David Alan GrierFred Hampton
- Charles S. DuttonReverend Willie Taylor
- Cliff GormanFather Daniel Berrigan
Details
- Released
- 7 February 1999
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Robert Greenfield, Bill Couturié
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The '60s runs 172 minutes (2h 52m).
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The '60s is rated PG-13 in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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The '60s is streaming on History Vault in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The '60s?
The '60s (1999) was directed by Mark Piznarski and stars Josh Hamilton, Julia Stiles, Jerry O'Connell.