Question 1

Which festival featured The Benefit of the Doubt in 1967?

Accepted Answer

The film was part of the New York Film Festival in 1967.

Question 2

How is The Benefit of the Doubt connected to Peter Whitehead's other film Tonite Let's All Make Love in London?

Accepted Answer

Both films were filmed concurrently by Peter Whitehead and share a central concern with the Vietnam War, protest, and Britain's political and cultural relationship with America.

Question 3

Who plays the character 'Self' in The Benefit of the Doubt?

Accepted Answer

Eric Allan, Mary Allen, Hugh Armstrong, Roger Brierley, Peter Brook, Ian Hogg, and Glenda Jackson all appear as themselves.

Question 4

What is the only known film record of the Royal Shakespeare Company production featured in the documentary?

Accepted Answer

The Benefit of the Doubt is the only known film record of Peter Brook's experimental play about moral issues surrounding the Vietnam War, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Question 5

Who directed and produced The Benefit of the Doubt?

Accepted Answer

Peter Whitehead directed and produced the film, alongside producers Dominique Antoine and Carol Weisweiller.

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