Basic Training (movie)
- User score: 6.5
- Production country: United States of America
- Producer: Frederick Wiseman
- Genre: Documentary
- Release date: 6/1/1971
- Run time: 89 min.
Movie description
Shot during the summer of 1970 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Frederick Wiseman’s film Basic Training focuses on a group of men going through infantry training, showing how they are turned from civilians into soldiers. As well as being a unique portrait of the US army at work, the film is also a fascinating snapshot of a time and place at a defining moment in American history.
