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2 unusual facts about 1969 in film


Harley-Davidson Panhead engine

The "Captain America" chopper used by Peter Fonda in the movie Easy Rider (1969) had a panhead engine, as did the "Billy Bike" ridden by Dennis Hopper's character.

Jerrold Wexler

In 2003, the United States National Film Preservation Board added the 1969 film Medium Cool, co-produced by Jerrold and Haskell Wexler, to the National Film Registry.


Eugene Deckers

After appearing in over fifty film and television roles, Deckers made his final screen appearance in the 1969 film The Assassination Bureau.

Silver Reef, Utah

The area was scouted by corporate executives from Twentieth-Century Fox for use in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and served as a backdrop in the 1979 film The Electric Horseman.

What's Good for the Goose

What's Good For The Goose, also known as Girl Trouble, is a 1969 British comedy film, and was Norman Wisdom's last starring role in a film.


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