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Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 3, The Separation  (1789-1945)
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directed by Karim Miské, 1964-; produced by Anne Labro and Jean Labib, fl. 1981, Film Ideas, in Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 3 (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas), 54 mins
History now takes us to Europe: the French Revolution. Nation-states. The Jews, now European citizens, became the target of a more asserted anti-Semitism. But having incorporated the new national elites, they began to take a greater interest in the fate of the Jews in the Muslim world and to play the role of their...
directed by Karim Miské, 1964-; produced by Anne Labro and Jean Labib, fl. 1981, Film Ideas, in Jews & Muslims: Intimate Strangers, 3 (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas), 54 mins
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Political Assassinations, Death Colonial Style : The Execution of Patrice Lumumba
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directed by Thomas Giefer, 1944-; produced by Solferino Images, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the newly independent Congo, was a hero to his fellow Africans but a communist threat to the West. The West believed Lumumba was pro-Soviet and would open the door to communist control of this mineral rich region. Within months of becoming Prime Minister in 1960, Lumumb...
directed by Thomas Giefer, 1944-; produced by Solferino Images, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
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Political Assassinations, Death in Memphis: The Mysterious Assassination of Martin Luther King
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directed by Thomas Giefer, 1944-; produced by Histoire, Solferino Images and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 44 mins
In April, 1968, Rev. Martin Luther King was at the height of his public popularity. But J. Edgar Hoover, the head of the FBI, had an obsessional hatred of King and was determined to silence him. On April 4th, King was assassinated with one perfect shot. Clearly James Earl Ray fired that shot but was he just the fa...
directed by Thomas Giefer, 1944-; produced by Histoire, Solferino Images and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 44 mins
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Political Assassinations, Death Of A Populist: Pim Fortuyn and The Dutch Consensus
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directed by Michel Noll, 1949- and Peter Hercombe, fl. 1985; produced by Solferino Images and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 49 mins
Pim Fortuyn was a political outsider and reformist poised to be the next Prime Minister of Holland when on May 6, 2002 he was gunned down in the street after leaving a live radio interview. Only three months earlier this wealthy businessman was considered an outsider, but he had soared in the polls and was now tip...
directed by Michel Noll, 1949- and Peter Hercombe, fl. 1985; produced by Solferino Images and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 49 mins
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Political Assassinations, Murder in New York: Malcolm X and the birth of Afro-Americanism
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directed by Michel Noll, 1949-; produced by Lewis Kesten, fl. 2010 and Jack Baxter, fl. 1994, Quarter Latin Media, Solferino Images and Panoceanic Films, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 51 mins
In the opinion of some, his name still stands for violent black activism, his anti-white acid and incendiary speeches are still quoted by advocates of violence. But for most, his name has become the symbol for peaceful means to resolve racial issues, in particular for in this period of "shock of civilizations". He...
directed by Michel Noll, 1949-; produced by Lewis Kesten, fl. 2010 and Jack Baxter, fl. 1994, Quarter Latin Media, Solferino Images and Panoceanic Films, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 51 mins
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Political Assassinations, Bloody Monday: Lord Louis Mountbatten and The IRA
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produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 43 mins
Glassybourne House at Mullaghmore in Ireland was the favorite holiday spot of Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin to the Queen of England, celebrated navel hero, last Viceroy of India, the man who had supported of Mahatma Gandhi's bid for independence. He thought he was safe there, believing that he was well loved loca...
produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 43 mins
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Political Assassinations, Death in Rome: The Case of Aldo Moro
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directed by Rosa Maria Bobbi, fl. 2010 and Michael Busse, fl. 2010; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
Early 1978, the President of the leading Italian Christian Democratic Party, Aldo Moro, was working on an historic compromise that would allow communists in a coalition government. He had even persuaded Communist Party leader Enrico Berlinger to cut ties with Moscow in return for a role in government. It was a new...
directed by Rosa Maria Bobbi, fl. 2010 and Michael Busse, fl. 2010; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 53 mins
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Political Assassinations, Death of a Pharaoh: Anwar al Sadat and the Holy Warriors
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directed by Wilfried Huisman, 1951-; produced by Bettina Kapune and Ernst A. Gieseke, fl. 2010, Quarter Latin Media and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 44 mins
Anwar al Sadat, successor of Nasser and the President of Egypt, was the first Arab leader to try and break the wall of enmity between two peoples who laid claim to the same land. He was the first Arab leader to set foot on Israel's soil. He made and historic speech in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, and offered...
directed by Wilfried Huisman, 1951-; produced by Bettina Kapune and Ernst A. Gieseke, fl. 2010, Quarter Latin Media and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 44 mins
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Political Assassinations, Murder In Stockholm: Who Killed Olof Palme?
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directed by Klaus D. Kapp and Burkhard Nagel, fl. 2001; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 45 mins
A Social-Democrat and a true man of the people, Sweden's Prime Minister, Olof Plame, detested the rules and regulations that came with his rank as much as he hated the East-West split born of the Cold War. A troublemaker on the international political scene, he was as uncompromising with the White House as he was...
directed by Klaus D. Kapp and Burkhard Nagel, fl. 2001; produced by Quarter Latin Media and Solferino Images, in Political Assassinations (Wheeling, IL: Film Ideas, 2010), 45 mins
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Political Assassinations, Night Flight to Death:The Violent End of Dag Hammarskjold
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directed by Hans-Rüdiger Minow, fl. 2010; produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 52 mins
During the Cold War, the power blocs of the East and West vied to control the vast mineral resources of the former Belgian colony, The Congo. The CIA working with the British, French and Belgian Secret Services feared that this newly independent African country had fallen under Soviet influence. So the Secret Serv...
directed by Hans-Rüdiger Minow, fl. 2010; produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Quarter Latin Media, in Political Assassinations (Film Ideas, 2010), 52 mins
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