dukee2654 I remember seeing this movie a couple of times in the late 60's. A very profound movie that was ahead of its time. It had a very great effect on me as a teen growing up. Gene Hackman and Jackie Cooper did great jobs in their roles. The raising of the American Flag was the most important scene in this movie. The dictator in this movie, as played by John Forsythe, smacks of what this county would be like under fascist or communist rule (both of which are on the left, people!): AKA Obama and his administration. The Society of Man in this movie is very much like the Tea Party movement of today: Both were vilified by the mainstream press and the dictator in power.

Falkenberg2006 When this film came out, it was decried by both critics and science fiction fans as being preposterous because in America such an event could never happen.Now the conspiracy theorists say that our current President is ready to have events occur which will bring this movie to a realization.I have always been surprised that this movie has never come out on tape or DVD as a warning that it COULD happen here.The movie is flawed in many ways, but having to show id at airports, being screened at airports, on roads, at bus & train stations was unthinkable 40 years ago, yet it has occurred.Sinclair Lewis was right. We did not learn from his book or take heed the warning of this film.Politicians once they have power will do anything to keep it, even usurp the Constitution which they have sworn to protect and defend.

Indigo00 This is a prophetic made for TV movie (first shown in 1968), particularly in light of current events in the US (2006).It is basically about a rebel group fighting a fascist government that has taken over the US. The airport scenes are a bit eerie now and the creation of the new federal police force as authorized in the Patriot Act sure looks like the Internal Security Force in the movie.No wonder this movie as not seen the light of day in years...If you want your paranoia level to go up, watch this movie and think about todays events...I AM LOOKING FOR A COPY OF THIS MOVIE. Email me at [email protected].

drholingue This is a 1968 made for TV movie which was aired only a few times. It is an excellent science fiction- future history movie with the premise that America has descended into a dictatorship because Americans have voluntarily given up their freeedoms in the face of an outside threat. Now that threat has been eliminated, the people in power seek to keep their power... They are opposed by a secret underground called The Sons of Liberty. I wish this was available to buy in DVD!