# John Peter Altgeld

Burgess Meredith and John Cassavetes

A dramatization of Illinois Governor Altgeld's pardon of the Haymarket bombers in 1887, which many believe cost him his chance to become a U.S. Senator. From the Profiles in courage series

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1965
- By: Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997, Cassavetes, John, 1929-1989, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. Profiles in courage, I.Q. Films
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/johnpeteraltgeld)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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