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film by Stanley Kramer

This article is about the film. For the film, see RPM (film).

R. P. M. is a American drama film directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Anthony Quinn and Ann-Margret.^[1] As the film's poster notes, the title is an initialism for "revolutions per minute", which at the time was a common term for the variable speed of a record player's turntable.

Plot

Set against the political turmoil of the s, radical student activists occupy a university's administration building with a list of 12 demands. Unable to resolve the situation, President Tyler resigns, so the Board of Trustees considers a student-made shortlist of recommended professors to take over the job of university president.

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The board finalizes the choice of Professor F.W.J. "Paco" Perez, despite his radical beliefs, given his close past relationship with students.

After midnight, Perez, along with his sociology graduate student girlfriend Rhoda, is awakened by a phone call by