
Watch trailer for Putney Swope
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Putney Swope
Opens on August 27
Director: Robert Downey Sr. Run Time: 85 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 1969
Starring: Allen Garfield, Archie Russell, Arnold Johnson, Ramon Gordon, Stan Gottlieb
An unforgettable late-’60s counterculture masterpiece, Robert Downey Sr.’s PUTNEY SWOPE remains a vital provocation on race, pop culture, and America. Putney Swope, the only African-American exec at his ad firm, is unexpectedly elected its president and turns the industry on its ear through a series of outrageous, taboo-busting TV commercials (strewn throughout the film like comedic landmines). Essential viewing! – AGFA
Double Feature with WATERMELON MAN