
Movie · war, drama
The Year That Trembled
2002 · 1h 44m
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What is it about? The Year That Trembled
When passions divided a nation . . . When choices were a matter of life and death.
The Year That Trembled is a coming-of-age story set in 1970 in the shadow of Kent State that focuses on a group of young people facing the Vietnam Draft Lottery.
Genres: war, drama, romance. Themes: vietnam, 1970s, lottery, ohio, military draft.
Cast and crew The Year That Trembled
AllCreators
- Directed byJay Craven
- ScreenplayJay Craven
- ScreenplayHathalee Higgs
- Based on the novel byScott Lax
- MusicJeff Claus
- MusicJudy Hyman
- CinematographyJohn Foster
- CinematographyJeff Barklage
Full cast and crew38 cast members, 8 crew
Cast:
- Jonathan Brandis · Casey Pedersen
- Charlie Finn · Hairball
- Jay R. Ferguson · Isaac Hoskins
- Meredith Monroe · Judy Woods
- Marin Hinkle · Helen Kerrigan
- Fred Willard · Frank Woods
- Henry Gibson · Ralph Tyler
- Martin Mull · Wayne Simonelli
- Danica McKellar · Pam Hatch
- Bill Raymond · Ernie Whirly
- Matt Salinger · Professor Jeff Griggs
- Damon Williams · National Guardsman
- Erik Jensen · Todd Franklin
- Sascha Stanton Craven · Bill Clark
- Sean Nelson · Phil Robbins
- T.J. Hellmuth · Carl Bumpers
- Jay Michael Ferguson · Col. Mike Newman
- Jonathan M. Woodward · Charlie Kerrigan
- Kiera Chaplin · Jennifer Treman
- Rick Williams · Ted Reed
- Mike Kraft · Newsman
- Lucas Ford · Johnny Kenston
- James Kisicki · Detective
- Rusty De Wees · Local Cop
- Tiffany Adams · Carmella
- Stephen Guarino · Gilbert Blakely
- Paul Floriano · Military Man
- Doug Hufnagle · Man at Party
- Robert F. Kennedy · Self (archive footage)
- Martin Luther King Jr. · Self (archive footage)
- Richard Nixon · Self (archive footage)
- Laura June Weissinger · Anna
- Michael N. Herzog · Extra
- Michael Kunselman · Riot Member
- David Lemoyne · Featured Extra
- Joseph O'Brien · National Guardsman
- Matthew Glenn Siegler · Guardsman
- Austin R. Trunick · Student Activist
Crew:
- Jay Craven · Writer
- Jay Craven · Director
- Scott Lax · Novel
- John Foster · Director of Photography
- Jeff Barklage · Director of Photography
- Jeff Claus · Original Music Composer
- Judy Hyman · Original Music Composer
- Hathalee Higgs · Writer
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Details The Year That Trembled

- First theatrical release
- March 22, 2002
- Release in the US
- March 22, 2002
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Novel City Pictures, Evans Printing Co., Gamekeepers Taverns, Lodges and Inns
Frequently asked questions
How long is The Year That Trembled?
1h 44m (104 minutes).
Who’s in The Year That Trembled?
Jonathan Brandis, Charlie Finn, Jay R. Ferguson, Meredith Monroe, Marin Hinkle, Fred Willard, Henry Gibson, Martin Mull, Danica McKellar, and Bill Raymond. Directed by Jay Craven.
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