A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps

2019

Action / Documentary

Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 83% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 83%
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 39 39

the peace corps to assist developing countries independent agency of the united states

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Plot summary

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave young Americans the opportunity to serve their country in a new way by forming the Peace Corps. Since then, more than 200,000 of them have traveled to more than 60 countries to carry out the organization's mission of international cooperation. Nearly 60 years later, Americans-young and old alike-still want to serve their country and understand their place in the world; current volunteers work at the forefront of some of the most pressing issues facing the global community – yet the agency has struggled to remain relevant amid sociopolitical change.

Director

Alana DeJoseph Photo
Alana DeJoseph

Top cast

Annette Bening Photo
Annette Bening as Narrator
Harry Belafonte Photo
Harry Belafonte as Self
Jimmy Carter Photo
Jimmy Carter as Self
Maria Shriver Photo
Maria Shriver as Self
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989.12 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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1.79 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 47 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

I'd agree with what writer Paul Theroux wrote

I'd agree with what writer Paul Theroux wrote about the film. (He served in the Peace Corps and was kicked out — so he brings a depth of understanding and appreciation, as well as the critical distance of a first-rate storyteller): "‘A Towering Task' puts a human face on the Peace Corps – and makes sense of its history of idealism, improvisation, politics, and at times its failings. It is the most coherent and satisfying documentary I know, of the Peace Corps, and I can't imagine a better one. For its truth and its scope, its arc is complete – from the germ of an idea to help the world, spoken late at night by JFK on his presidential campaign, to its execution later, an Act signed into law and carried out – thousands of young women and men leaving for remote places, to teach, to advise, to inspire – and to be inspired themselves by their work."
Reviewed by R T 10 / 10

Wonderful history of the Peace Corps, truthfully told

Wonderful history of the Peace Corps, truthfully told with stunning footage and interviews with several Presidents. A feel good movie that we need at this time.
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