Herbert's Hippopotamus

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An intellectual in every respect, Herbert Marcuse was born in Germany. Coming to America in 1966, Marcuse spent thirteen years as a professor at U.C. San Diego and became a prominent figure in the political community there. Featuring some rarely seen archival footage (such as an incident depicting Governor Ronald Reagan's pressures to retire Marcuse or the American League's attempt to expel him from the city) Paul Alexander Juutilainen's film trails a pathway to discovery as we see Marcuse's political views become the focus and often target of public scrutiny. --Mike Rabehl