Friday February 4th, 2011, 7pm: Popcorn and Politics Film Series: "In the King of Prussia" (1982). Film reconstructs the events of the "Plowshares Eight," a group of anti-war activists charged with the destruction of nose cones designed for nuclear warheads at the Re-Entry Division of the General Electric Space Technology Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The members of the Plowshares Eight, including Daniel Berrigan and Philip Berrigan, played themselves while actors played the roles of jurors, lawyers and police; Martin Sheen stars as the judge in this unique shot-on-video feature. Directed by Emile de Antonio. 92 minutes. LEPOCO Peace Center (313 West 4th Street) in south Bethlehem. Free. 610-691-8730. www.lepoco.org
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