In the King of Prussia (1982)
And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares.
92 min
Dramatization of the trial of Christian anti-war activists, known collectively as the "Plowshares Eight". In September 1980, they broke into a General Electric weapons plant in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and in an act of protest against nuclear proliferation, poured vials of their own blood onto secret missile plans, burned other files, and damaged nosecones intended for nuclear missiles. The direct-to-video production is intercut with clips from actual news coverage of the trial. The "Plowshares Eight" portray themselves in the production, and after taping was complete, reported to court for their imprisonment.
- Release date
- February 13, 1983
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Daniel Berrigan as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Philip Berrigan as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Dean Hammer as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Carl Kabat as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Elmer Maas as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Anne Montgomery as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Molly Rush as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- John Schuchardt as Self - The Plowshares Eight
- Martin Sheen as Judge Samuel Salus II
- John Randolph Jones as Richard Moravec
Crew
- Emile de Antonio · Director
- Emile de Antonio · Writer
- Emile de Antonio · Producer
- Vincent Hanlon · Producer
- Judy Irola · Cinematographer
- Mark Pines · Editor