Twenty to Life The Life Times of John Sinclair (2007)

"A compelling documentary with appearances by John Lennon Yoko Ono Allen Ginsberg MC5 and many more"Movie
Twenty to Life The Life Times of John Sinclair
StarringFrank BachGeorge FrayneAllen Ginsberg
DirectorSteve Gebhardt
NR 1 hr 26 minOct 30th, 2007Documentary
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Plot
John Sinclair first emerged out of his smalltown Michigan background to forge a legendary course through the 1960s as a cultural activist manager of the MC5 and Chairman of the White Panther Party An early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20 years to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman Sinclair served 29 months of a 912to10year sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good The long campaign waged by Sinclair culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon Yoko Ono Stevie Wonder Bob Seger Phil Ochs Allen Ginsberg and Bobby Seale that resulted in Sinclairs release from prison on December 13 1971just three days after the event Clint Weiler

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On DVD & Blu-ray:October 30th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Robert A. Johnson
Production Companies:Big Chief Productions Music Video Distributors