The Bay of Pigs (1964) is an
episode of the NBC White Paper
documentary series started in 1960. This
episode is about the ill-fated invasion
of Cuba by the United States on April 17,
1961. This episode won an Emmy for News;
it was part I; part II was The Missile Crisis.
The Bay of Pigs
In the Heat of the Night (1967) is about an
African American detective from New York
City who helps a Southern sheriff in the racially
charged South solve a murder. This movie won Oscars
for Best Picture, Best Actor, to Rod Steiger, born
April 17, 1925, Screenplay, Sound, and Film Editing.
It features an American Film Institute hero, Virgil
Tibbs, and an AFI quote, "They call me Mister Tibbs!"
This inspiring movie is on the National Film Registry.
In the Heat of the Night
The Killing Fields (1984) is about the genocide
in Cambodia that followed that country's fall to the
Khmer Rouge on April 17, 1975. This inspiring
movie won Oscars for Supporting Actor, to
Haing S. Ngor, Cinematography, and Film
Editing.
The Killing Fields
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