God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
Release date: 1968-10-01
Votes: 12
Genres: Documentary
Les Blank's poetic documentation of 1967's Los Angeles Easter Sunday Love-In. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2002.
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