Jane Sloan Media Librarian jsloan@rci.rutgers.edu December 2003

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Media Collections:
Communism

This guide is a browsing aid to selected titles in the video/DVD collections at Rutgers Libraries. The most up-to-date, accurate, and complete information regarding the libraries' holdings is available only through IRIS, our online catalog.

Alger Hiss on the beginning of the Cold War 1979

Alger Hiss lectures on the origins of the Cold War.

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Die allseitig reduzierte Persönlichkeit, redupers The allround reduced personality 1998

A free-lance photojournalist struggles to realize herself as an artist and as a woman straddling multiple worlds- work, womanhood, motherhood, East, West, capitalism and socialism.

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America's relations with Eastern Europe 1990

An impressionistic overview of America's historical relationship with Eastern Europe: from a Hungarian film depicting the life of early immigrants to the U.S., to a "Cold War" documentary, to a satirical animation from Hungary on the Gorbachev-Reagan Summit.

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Animal farm 1954?

Animated feature based on George Orwell's satire of Communism in microcosm. When the barnyard animals assume leadership of a prosperous farm, they learn that some animals are more equal than others.

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Arthur Miller and 'The Crucible' naming names 1997

Interweaves excerpts from the BBC production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible with dramatizations of the congressional hearings on "un-American" activities involving Arthur Miller to show the fundamental themes in common with both.

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The Atomic cafe 1993

Artfully culled from newsreel footage and government archives of the 1940s and 50s, this film serves up the dark side of Cold War America in all its fear and paranoia about the atomic bomb, and manages to blend this with a deep black humor.

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Believing 1991

Considers the Cultural Revolution's impact on China and the reaction to it which elevates production and profit to a new importance, while continuing the Communist political education of the young.

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Born under the red flag 1997

[Pt. 1.] Surviving Mao -- pt. 2. The new generationRecounts the years between 1976 and 1997, following the death of Mao Zedong. Under Deng Xiaoping's leadership China witnessed sweeping economic and social changes, but under the firm control of the Communist party. Chronicles the growing student movements and party crackdown at Tiananmen Square as individuals challenge the meaning and value of commmunism in China.

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Brave new world, 1945 1998

Just over fifty years ago, Soviet and American troops met at the River Elbe and rejoiced at the defeat of Nazi Germany but their optimism was short lived. This film tracks the building tensions between these two superpowers, from the post-war world of the late 1940s through the early 1960s, as the hope for peace swiftly disintegrated into a "cold" war. Here eyewitnesses recall the meeting on the Elbe, the impact of Stalin, Churchill and Khrushchev, propaganda wars between the two nations, the Berlin blockade, the Hungarian uprising and the installation of the Berlin Wall.

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China after Tiananmen 1992

Three years after the suppression of the student democracy movement in Tiananmen Square, veteran China-watcher/producer Irv Drasnin returns to China to find a country torn by the conflicting realities of liberal economic reform and continuing political repression. Drasnin finds private enterprise and consumerism booming in China in contrast to the failing state-run companies and discovers a growing generation gap of beliefs, expectations and lifestyles.

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China in revolution 1989

[Vol. 1.] Battle for survival, 1911-1936 -- [v.2.] Fighting for the future, 1936-1949This documentary recounts the 38 years between 1911 and 1949, during which China was transformed from a centuries-old empire into the world's largest Communist state. It was a transformation that affected hundreds of millions of people.

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China: the awakening giant (Motion picture) 1967

Describes the varied physical geography of China and the development of industry and agriculture under Communist government. Discusses changes which are taking place in education and in other areas of cultural tradition.

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China: the Industrial Revolution Motion picture 1967

Describes methods by which the Communist government is attempting to overcome the lack of progress in Chinese technology since the Industrial Revolution. Discusses plans for the rapid promoting of industrial development through the utilization of mineral resources, expansion of trade, improvements in agricultural techniques, changes in educational methods, and construction of housing and transportation facilities. Indicates the distribution of natural resources in China, and emphasizes the basic need for more modern agricultural tools.

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China: the old and the new (Motion picture) 1967

Contrasts the traditions of ancient China with the cultural innovations which are taking place in language, education, religion, music and art, transportation, health care, recreation, housing, and the status of women.

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Classics of early Soviet cinema 1996

Blackhawk Films collection [sides 1-2.] Chelovek s kino-apparatom = [The man with the movie camera] (1929, 68 min.) / proizvodstvo VUFKU ; avtor-rukovoditel eksperimenta Dziga Vertov -- [sides 3-4.] Stachka = [Stirke] (1925 82 min.) / proizvodstvo 1y Goskinofabriki ; postanovka Sergeia Eizensteina -- [sides 4-5.] The fall of the Romanov dynasty = [Padeniye dinastii Romanovikh] (1927, 90 min.) / joint presentation of Sovkino and the Museum of the Revolution ; by Esther Shub -- [sides 6-7.] Konyets Sankt-Peterberga = [The end of Saint Petersburg] (1927, 89 min.) / directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin ; scenarist, Natan Aarkhi ; produced by Mezhrabpom-Rus Studio -- [sides 7-8.] Zemlia = [Earth] (1930, 69 min.) / avtor stsenaria i rezhisser Aleksandr DovzhenkoMan with the movie camera is a documentary without a plot, showing through a succession of street and interior scenes, the tricks which the camera is capable of, creating a boldly detailed portrait of the Moscow of the 1920s. In Strike a 1912 work stopage by Russian factory workers is brutally put down by the authorities. The Fall of the Romanov dynasty is a documentary portrait of the fall of the Russian Czarist regime and the rise of communist rule using clips from many films, including personal footage by the Czar's own cameramen. The End of Saint Petersburg, follows a young worker and his growing dedication to the revolutionary movement in Russia in the years 1914-1917. In Earth trouble arises in a Ukrainian village when a landowner refuses to hand over his land for a collective farm. This film features scenes of rustic beauty and of life and death in the Ukrainian countryside.

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Cold War, 12 parts 1998

[Cassette 1.] Program 1. Comrades (1917-1945) ; Program 2. Iron Curtain (1945-1947) -- [cassette 2.] Program 3. Marshall Plan (1947-1952) ; Program 4. Berlin (1948-1949) -- [cassette 3.] Program 5. Korea (1949-1953) ; Program 6. Reds (1947-1953) -- [cassette 4.] Program 7. After Stalin (1953-1956) ; Program 8. Sputnik (1949-1961) -- [cassette 5.] Program 9. The Wall (1958-1963) ; Program 10. Cuba (1959-1962) -- [cassette 6.] Program 11. Vietnam (1954-1968) ; Program 12. MAD (1960-1972) -- [cassette 7.] Program 13. Make love not war (the Sixties) ; Program 14. Red Spring (the Sixties) -- [cassette 8.] Program 15. China (1949-1972) ; Program 16. Detente (1969-1975) -- [cassette 9.] Program 17. Good guys, bad guys (1967-1978) ; Program 18. Backyard (1954-1990) -- [cassette 10.] Program 19. Freeze (1977-1981) ; Program 20. Soldiers of God (1975-1988) -- [cassette 11.] Program 21. Spies (1944-1994) ; Program 22. Star Wars (1980-1988) -- [cassette 12.] Program 23. The Wall comes down (1989) ; Program 24. Conclusions (1989-1991)Documentary series which examines the Cold War and its influence on history, culture, technology, economics, and the modern psyche.

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Cold War, 8 parts 1998

[Cassette 1.] Comrades 1917-1945 ; Iron Curtain 1945-1947 ; Marshall Plan 1947-1952 -- [cassette 2.] Berlin 1948-1949 ; Korea 1949-1953 ; Reds 1947-1953 -- [cassette 3.] After Stalin 1953-1956 ; Sputnik 1949-1961 ; The Wall 1958-1963 -- [cassette 4.] Cuba 1959-1962 ; Vietnam 1954-1968 ; MAD 1960-1972 -- [cassette 5.] Make love not war, The Sixties ; Red Spring, The Sixties ; China 1949-1982 -- [cassette 6.] Detente 1969-1975 ; Good guys, bad guys 1967-1978 ; Backyard 1954-1990 -- [cassette 7.] Freeze 1977-1981 ; Soldiers of God 1975-1988 ; Spies 1944-1994 -- [cassette 8.] Star wars 1980-1988 ; The Wall comes down 1989 ; Conclusion 1989-1991A series documenting the rise and fall of the Cold War, the actions of world leaders, and the wars and arms races occurring during this time.

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Committed 1991

Powerful story of film star/leftist iconoclast Frances Farmer. Unlike Hollywood's Frances, goes beyond the personal story to explore the political and social attitudes of the 1930's.

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Communists since the year 1000 Yemen 1973

Examines the history of the Carmathian people of South Yemen, who have been Communists for 1000 years practicing communal ownership and decision-making and believing in women's equality and atheism.

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Cuba va the challenge of the next generation 1993

A controversial look at Cuba's future from the dynamic perspective of Cuban youth. Committed socialists and disillusioned dissidents debate the merits of socialism vs capitalism, the need for changes, internal difficulties and international politics. Interviews and debates interweave with views of Cuban youth culture.

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David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 1, The fear and the dream [videorecording] / 1997

In the postwar U.S., new affluence mingled with the fear of the new menace of communism. Discusses the nuclear arms race, anti-Communist hysteria and McCarthyism, and events leading to the Korean War.

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David Halberstam's the fifties. Volume 2, Selling the American way [videorecording] /This episode of The Fifties shows how the invention of television and the perfection of the art of advertising were used in both commerce and politics. 1997

his episode of The Fifties shows how the invention of television and the perfection of the art of advertising were used in both commerce and politics.

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Democracy in Poland learning to be free 1992

Documentary about Poland's transition from communism to democracy. Discusses changes in political structure and economic policy, as well as religious and journalistic institutions.

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Diamonds in the dark 1999

Romanian women tell the story of their lives under the Communist regime and the changes that came after the fall of Ceausescu.

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East side story 1998

A documentary of Soviet and eastern bloc communist musicals films.

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Estonia, a story of survival 1990

Estonia's experiences during WWII are included in segments on "Hitler and Stalin 1939", archival footage impounded by the Soviets for over 40 years. Also includes "Cogito Ergo Sum", the reflections of an Estonian intellectual who refused to be co-opted by communism.

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Eugene Debs and the American movement 1978

A biographical sketch of Eugene V. Debs, labor leaders, industrial unionist, and American Socialist.

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Facing the future 1991

In this final program, the events at Tiananmen Square are analyzed, with commentary offered on the probable future that awaits China in the wake of the bloody clash between reformers and hard-line Communists.

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Four women of Egypt 1997

How do we get along with eachother when our views collide? These four Egyptian women have the same goals--human diginity and social justice--but each adopts an approach radically different from the others. Muslim, Christian, Jewish or non-religious, their visions of society range from wanting a secular or socialist state to an Islamic one. But these friends refuse to demonize one another or treat each other with disdain. Deeply committed, these women argue openly, without ever breaking the bond that unites them.

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Freedom, a history of US 2003

This video looks at the Cold War, communism, segregation, civil rights and Dr. Martin Luther King. It also examines John F. Kennedy and his presidency and the National Farm Workers Association.

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A Generation of artists 1990

Beginning with a personal chronicle of the immigration experience of two young Czech artists in Washington, D.C., an American filmmaker travels to Prague to see the 1989 Revolution through the eyes of his friends' parents. Portrays how creative life was stifled under communism. Includes footage of the 1989 student demonstrations.

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Great leap, 1965 1999

In China, Communism gets another chance. Remembering Mao, the 1949 takeover, the "Great Leap Forward", the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.

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Hao nan hao nü 1999?

This film consists of three intermingling stories: a film within a film as well as the past and present as linked by an actress in present-day Taipei. The film in which she plays is about a couple who return to mainland China to participate in the anti-Japanese movement in the 1940s and are arrested as Communists when they return to Taiwan. Images of the film-in-progress contrast with images from the actress' own past, when she was a party girl involved with a gangster.

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Hollywood on trial 1989

A courageous and true recording of the story of "The Hollywood Ten" who, in 1947, would not cooperate when accused by the United States government of possible Communist loyalties.

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IA-Kuba I am Cuba 1995

A series of vignettes illustrates the extremes of wealth and poverty, the exploitation, and the passions that led to the Cuban Revolution.

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Il 1948 in Italia cinema, ricerca insegnamento dell storia 1991?

Strategia della menzogna -- La Settimana incom. cinegiornali -- 14 luglio. attentato a Togliatti -- Togliatti è ritornatoContains 4 separate films of political propaganda from the 1948 elections in Italy, two of which feature communist leader, Palmiro Togliatti.

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Legacy of the Hollywood blacklist 1987

Looks at the personal tragedies and triumphs which resulted from the House Committee on Un-American Activities hearings, 1947-1951, as seen through the eyes of the wives and children of the Hollywood writers, producers, and directors who were the victims of these hearings.

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Legacy of the Hollywood blacklist 1987

Examines the long-term effects of alleged communist activities in Hollywood by the Committee on Un-American Activities. A group of ten refused to cooperate with the committee. This group became known as the "Hollywood Ten. Includes interviews with wives and children of the Hollywood Ten.

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The Light that failed 1992

This program features world renowned experts who analyze how and why communism failed in the Soviet Union. George Kennan, Zbigniew Brzezinski, and Tatyana Tolstoya are among the distinguished guests.

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Living 1991

Under Communism, many economic and social changes have occurred. The government has been highly involved in fostering changes in the countryside such as public education, electrification and medical care. This program shows the results of these changes on the peasantry.

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Luisa Capetillo pasión de justicia 1993

Features the life of feminist Luisa Capetillo in late 19th and early 20th century Puerto Rico.

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The man who drove with Mandela 1999

"In the early Sixties, Nelson Mandela traveled incognito across South Africa, organizing armed rebellion against the apartheid regime....[H]e was dressed as the chauffeur for an elegant, impeccably dressed white man. That man was Cecil Williams -- a leading Johannesburg theater director, a committed freedom fighter...and a gay man....The Man Who Drove with Mandela blends dramatized accounts of key incidents in Williams' life with archival footage, home movies, and contemporary interviews"--Container.

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The Mao years, 1949-1976 1994

Part 1. Catch the stars and moon, 1949-1960 -- pt. 2. It's right to rebel, 1960-1976A documentary exploring the political and social history of Communist China under Mao Tse-tung. Part one traces the country's early successes under Mao to its subsequent impoverishment and famine of 1959 to 1961. Part two chronicles Cina's recovery under the policies of Mao's chosen successor Liu Shao-ch`i, Mao's reassertion of power with the Cultural Revolution, China's stabilization and opening to the world in the 1970's, and Mao's death in 1976.

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The McCarthy years 1991

Uses original footage from the CBS Television Network's See it now series with Edward R. Morrow to explore the roots and results of Senator Joseph McCarthy's search for Communist influences in the federal government. Cronkite highlights Morrow's groundbreaking work in television investigative reporting.

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Michael Harrington and today's other America 1999

Discusses the essence of the ideas of Michael Harrington, the pre-eminent spokesman for socialism in America. Includes archival footage of Harrington speaking and interviews with those who knew and worked with him, as well as those who were in total disagreement with him.

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My Prague spring 1993

"In its 'velvet revolution' of 1989, the people of Czechoslovakia toppled its communist dictatorship and embraced democracy and capitalism. During that first spring of remarkable change, what was life like for an average Czech family? A young Czech-American filmmaker travels to Prague to discover how his cousins are coping with a world turned upside-down."--Container.

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Nightmare in Red 1989

Traces the history of communism inside Russia, describing the old Czarist order, the revolutions of 1905 and 1917, the provisional government, the early days of the communist era, the purge trials, World War II, the aftermath of the war, and today's uncertainty.

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Nuremberg 1997

Entirely composed of historical footage, including some newly discovered archival films, this documentary covers the trials against war criminals which were convened in Nuremberg after World War II.

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People power, 1991 1999

In 1991, the Communist Party lost control of the Soviet Union, the culmination of a process that started in 1980 in the Polish shipyards. Eyewitnesses tell the story of how the communist system that dominated post-war Eastern Europe collapsed as they remember the extraordinary weeks that preceded and followed the fall of the Berlin Wall, Poland's fight for solidarity, the struggle for power in the Soviet Union, and more.

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Point of order 1998

"For five incredible weeks, millions of Americans tuned in to watch as U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's crusade to expose Communist subversion in the U.S. Army, backfired against the pressure of televised media. With Roy Cohn at his side, McCarthy's innuendos and unsubstantiated claims against the Army were no match for Army Special Counsel, Joe Welch. The meek and mild spoken Welch unmasked McCarthyism and further pushed Joe McCarthy into political oblivion"--Container.

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Poland democracy and change 1991

Examines how three Polish families have been affecte by the move away from communist rule and economic order. Through interviews with members of each family, three aspects of this transition are explored: how rapidly chage has been experienced, how individual autonomy has been enhanced, and what democracy means to each of the families.

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Poland, the morning after 1990?

As Communism crumbles in Poland, "Frontline" considers the hope and promise of the new Solidarity government and examines the deep economic troubles that threaten Poland's young democracy.

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Professor Edward Said in lecture the myth of the "Clash of civilizations" 1998

In this lecture delivered at the University of Massachusetts, Edward Said in a critique of the groundbreaking book by Samuel Huntington takes aim at one of the central tenents of recent foreign policy thinking - that conflicts between different and clashing "civilizations" (Western, Islamic, Confucian) characterize the contemporary world. Said argues that collapsing complex, diverse and contradictory groups of people into vast, simplistic abstractions has disastrous consequences. Presenting instead a vision of the "coexistence" of difference, Said concludes with the fundamental challenge that faces humanity at the turn of the millennium.

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Pyongyang diaries a film 1998

A personal record of the director's encounter with the closed society of North Korea. Beginning with the death of leader Kim Il Sung, she visits national memorials and monuments and interviews artists and intellectuals about the role of their work.

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The Quality of reporting to Tet 1984?

The program examines the quality of reporting events of the Vietnamese War. During this time, many war correspondents lived with accusations that their reporting was helping the enemy. The media was also accused of helping to bring about Communist victory. A panel of former war correspondents discuss their role in reporting during the Vietnamese War. The panel consists of Philip Knightly (moderator), Morley Safer, Robert Scheer, Garrick Utley, and Barry Zorthian.

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Race for the superbomb 1999

Featuring newly discovered archival sources from Russia, civil defense films, and recently declassified military footage, "Race for the Superbomb" tells the story of a world at the brink of destruction.

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Red flag, 1917 1998

When Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, they did so in the name of a new ideology. Millions were drawn by its promise. In this film the people who were there--from members of the Red Guard to party activists to students--explain how Communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Through them, we hear how Communist leadership, under Vladimir Lenin and later, Joseph Stalin, compromised the proletarian ideal--and how hope eventually gave way to despair.

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Red flag, 1917 1998

When Lenin's Bolsheviks stormed the Winter Palace in 1917, they did so in the name of a new ideology. Millions were drawn by its promise. In this film the people who were there--from members of the Red Guard to party activists to students--explain how Communism appealed to their deepest hopes and dreams. Through them, we hear how Communist leadership, under Vladimir Lenin and later, Joseph Stalin, compromised the proletarian ideal--and how hope eventually gave way to despair.

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Reds 1991

The true story of the love affair of John Reed, American Communist, journalist and activist and Louise Bryant, writer and feminist. Woven into the story are America's great playwright, Eugene O'Neill, anarchist and feminist, Emma Goldman, Bolshevik leader, Gregory Zinoviev and other notable figures whose lives were shaken by the Russian Revolution.

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Rivals 1998

"They were the leaders of the world's greatest superpowere grappling at the center of the cold war. Politically they were diametrically opposed, privately they admired and respected each other. But when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev moved nuclear missles into Cuba in 1962, President John F. Kennedy confronted him in one of the most dramatic standoffs in history."--Container.

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Rosa Luxemburg 1985

Sukowa offers a towering performance in this compelling, multileveled biography of the dedicated, idealistic democratic socialist/pacifist/humanist who played a prominent role in German politics in the early years of the century.

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The Rosenberg-Sobell case revisited 1987

An investigation of the conspiracy case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Investigates both the case itself and the political climate in which it occurred. Their death only fostered the belief of many Americans that the Rosenbergs were innocent victims of the anti-communist paranoia of the 50's, rather than spies who had stolen atomic secrets for the Russians.

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Seeds of the Sixties 1991

Establishes the political and social context in which the Sixties generation grew up. The episode examines the young parents of the 1950's in pursuit of the American Dream, their values shaped by the Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and McCarthyism. Looks at how their children's generation began to bond together in rebellion against a restrictive set of societal rules, shaping the decade to come.

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Seeing red, stories of American Communists 1993

Probes the reasons why a number of politically conscious persons were drawn to the Communist party in the period from the Great Depression until the 1950s. Explores the McCarthy hearings in detail and shows Pete Seeger singing a number of period songs.

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Sje cas li se, Dolly Bell? Do you remember Dolly Bell? 1986

Kustrurica's beautifully modulated tale of a young man's entry into adulthood, his loss of virginity in the company of a B-movie stripper and prostitute. Set in the early 60s, Kusturica grafts the pathos of the Eastern European village movie into a complex tale of intrusive cultures, when Western influences such as fashion and rock and roll and the promise of European socialism threatened to roll over traditional customs, practiced rituals and Tito's political reign.

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Solzhenitsyn's children -- are making a lot of noise in Paris 1978

A somewhat unconventional look at a serious subject -- an intellectual political movement in France that may alter the face of Communism in Europe.

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Sotsgorod, steden voor de Heilstaat Cities for Utopia 1995

Ernst May, Moscow, 1930 -- Hannes Meyer, Dessau, 1930 -- Bauhaus Brigade -- Sotsgorod Kuznetsk, design: Ernst May, 1931; inhabitant: Sergei Kislitsin, 1995 -- Sotsgorod Magnitogorsk (infant school nr.74), 1930 -- Sotsgorod Orsk (canteen "Helios"), design: Schmidt Brigade, 1930; apprentice: Olga Suchova, 1995 -- Kemerovo (area Autonomous Industrial Colony), design: Van Loghem, 1926; inhabitant: Ivan Bykov, 1995 -- Magnitogorsk, 1930 -- Novokoeznetsk, 1995 -- Kemerovo, 1995 -- Magnitogorsk, 1995 -- Kemerovo, 1927 -- Mart Stam, Magnitogorsk, 1931 -- Kemerovo, 1995 -- Novokoeznetsk, 1995 -- Hannes Meyer, 1936 -- Hans Schmidt, 1934 -- Orsk, 1934 -- Phillipp Tolziner and Konrad Puschel -- Kemerovo"After the chaos of the Russian revolution and civil war, the desolate steppes, a seemingly limitless source of coal and iron, became a crucial part of the Communist Party's strategy for financing the social utopia. Huge industrial cities had to be built to house hundreds of thousands of workers. The Soviet Union had no architects who could design cities such as these....in the late Twenties and early Thirties, well-known modern architects from Western Europe were invited to create the habitat for the workers' paradise."--Container. Tells the stories of the architects, and includes interviews with remaining survivors, Jan Rutgers, Magarete Schutte-Lihotzky, and Phillipp Tolziner.

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Speak of me as I am 1999

This program, narrated by Pam Grier, presents an overview of the life of Paul Robeson-- star athlete, world-renowned singer and actor, political activist and Communist sympathizer.

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The Speeches of General Douglas MacArthur 1990

Douglas MacArthur, the heroic World War II general, was the most dynamic military speaker of the twentieth century. This videotape contains the prophetic words of the great war hero including eerie predictions about the arms race, the future of Communist China and Japan's affluence that have all since come true. Watch the historic footage of the signing of the peace treaty that ended World War II, MacArthur speaking out to abolish war, and the famous "I shall return" speech.

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The Speeches of Harry S. Truman 1990

Harry S. Truman was the "Give èm Hell" President who led the American people through the Korean War and crusaded against Communism without compromise. This video brings you back to the fascinating "Cold War" era of Truman. Be there as Truman talks about dropping the first atomic bomb, as he warns about the spread of communism in Asia, as he fights all unionization of industry, as he fires war hero Douglas MacArthur, and much more.

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Die stille nach dem schuss The legends of Rita 2001

This political thriller, set in the final years of the Cold War, recounts the struggles of a young West German woman member of a terrorist group (loosely based on the real Baader-Meinhof gang). When the group disbands, she goes into hiding with an invented identity in East Germany. She struggles with the realities of a Communist state while keeping the distant ideal of socialism.

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The Sultanate of Oman Communism and Capitalism at the conquest of the Middle Ages 1919

Studies Oman's sudden exposure to the interests and ideologies of the 20th century. A country emerging out of total isolation is torn between Marxist guerillas, international businessmen, and multi-national corporations.

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Theremin an electronic odyssey 1995

An entertaining film about Leon Theremin, a Russian émigré, who pioneered the field of electronic music four decades before the rise of electronic rock music, and helped usher in technological warfare between Cold War Super Powers years before Ian Fleming created the fictional super spy James Bond. Includes rare film clips from classic Hollywood films and soundtracks.

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Trading 1991

Joint ventures between China and foreign companies are transforming communists into capitalist entrepreneurs and consumers, and accelerating Western influence in cities.

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The Uncompromising revolution 1988

This documentary presents a candid and on-the-whole positive overview of Communist Cuba thirty years after its revolution of 1959. A variety of citizens including women and intellectuals share their views of social and economic life in Cuba before and after the revolution. Accusations of civil rights abuses, especially those against prisoners and homosexuals are countered. A capsule history of Cuba since its independence from Spain as well as a history of its relations with the United States both before and after the revolution is presented.

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Waiting for Fidel 198-

Documents a trip to Cuba by Joseph Smallwood, former Premier of Newfoundland, and Jeff Sterling, Canadian communications magnate as they await a promised interview with Fidel Castro.

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We have a plan 1993

By 1934, as the nation grappled with the Great Depression, challenges to the New Deal from both sides of the political spectrum began to appear. Despite new government programs unrest was increasing especially in California, where the socialist, Upton Sinclair, ran for governor promising to turn idle land and factories into self-governing cooperatives.

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Wien retour Return to Vienna 1999?

"In 1924, fourteen year old Franz Weintraub and his parents moved from Magdeburg, Germany to Vienna, Austria. Joining some 60,000 other Jews who had migrated from eastern areas of the defeated Hapsburg Empire, Weintraub's family settled in the Viennese Jewish community of Leopoldstadt, the so-called 'Matzo Island.' In this illuminating documentary, Weintraub recalls his experiences as a young Jew in inter-war Austria from 1924 to 1934. A journalist and gifted storyteller, Weintraub reconstructs everyday life in Jewish Leopoldstadt and in a Social Democratic milieu. Recalling in vivid detail his encounters with anti-semitism, his involvement with the Labor movement and his membership in the Communist Party, Weintraub's oral history provides keen insight into a community and era soon transformed by World War II"--Distributor's website.

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Working 1991

The industrial workers, China's elite class under Communism, were guaranteed complete security for life--until the 1980s when the "iron rice bowl" system was replaced by the "responsibility system." Now the most productive workers reap the larger rewards.

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Zalmen : or the madness of God. [Videorecording] 1975

An aging Rabbi in a Communist-dominated Russian town of the 1950's is goaded by his servant Zalmen and the events of the day to denounce the restrictions on the Jewish religion at the opening service of Yom Kippur. An official investigation of the incident, which includes questioning of the Jewish community of the town, is conducted by the Russian authorities.

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