Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

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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
Release date(s)	1971
Running time	25 mins
Country	USA
Language	English
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"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 made in mockumentary style.

Allen plays Harvey Wallinger, a thinly disguised version of Henry Kissinger. 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. Apparently, PBS officials feared losing its government support and decided not to air it.^[1]^[2] Reportedly, 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 Museum of Television and Radio in New York City.

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.

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Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Films directed by Woody Allen

1960s	What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) · Take the Money and Run (1969)

1970s	Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) · Bananas (1971) · Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask) (1972) · Sleeper (1973) · Love and Death (1975) · Annie Hall (1977) · Interiors (1978) · Manhattan (1979)

1980s	Stardust Memories (1980) · A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) · Zelig (1983) · Broadway Danny Rose (1984) · The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) · Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) · Radio Days (1987) · September (1987) · Another Woman (1988) · New York Stories (1989) · Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

1990s	Alice (1990) · Shadows and Fog (1992) · Husbands and Wives (1992) · Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) · Bullets Over Broadway (1994) · Don't Drink the Water (1994) · Mighty Aphrodite (1995) · Everyone Says I Love You (1996) · Deconstructing Harry (1997) · Celebrity (1998) · Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

2000s	Small Time Crooks (2000) · The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) · Hollywood Ending (2002) · Anything Else (2003) · Melinda and Melinda (2005) · Match Point (2005) · Scoop (2006) · Cassandra's Dream (2007) · Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)