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The Angry Brigade: The Spectacular Rise And Fall Of Britain's First Urban Guerilla Group
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directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
This documentary, produced by Gordon Carr for the BBC (and first shown in January 1973, shortly after the trial), covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and follows their campaign and the police investigation to its culmination in the 'Stoke Newington 8' conspiracy trial a...
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directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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Big Picture, Episode 560, Road to the Wall
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
Some walk ... some ride ... some are born on the way ... many will die along the "Road to the Wall." From St. Petersburg, Russia in 1905 to Berlin and Cuba today, this week's episode tells the startling and ominous history of Soviet Communism and its increase during the past half-century.
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in Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer (RG111), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records, in Big Picture, Episode 560 (District of Columbia: United States. Army Pictorial Service, 1962), 29 mins
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El caído del Cielo
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directed by Modesto López, fl. 2016; produced by Guillermo Tello and Rosa Marta de Cea, fl. 2012, Ediciones Pentagrama, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad and Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), 2016), 1 hour 21 mins

Durante los años 1975 y 1976, los militares ocupan el territorio de la provincia de Tucumán y desatan una gran represión como prueba piloto para luego dar el golpe de estado. Un campesino militante del ERP, que vivía humildemente con su esposa y seis hijos, es secuestrado y su cuerpo es arrojado desde un helic...

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directed by Modesto López, fl. 2016; produced by Guillermo Tello and Rosa Marta de Cea, fl. 2012, Ediciones Pentagrama, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad and Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) (Mexico City, Federal District (Mexico): Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), 2016), 1 hour 21 mins
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#chicagoGirl
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directed by Joe Piscatella, 1972-; produced by Joe Piscatella, 1972- and Mark Rinehart, fl. 2002 (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
From her childhood bedroom in suburban Chicago, Ala'a, a 19-year old American girl coordinates the revolution in Syria. Armed with Facebook, Twitter, Skype and cameraphones, she helps her social network "on the ground" in Syria brave snipers and shelling in the streets to show the world the human rights atrociti...
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directed by Joe Piscatella, 1972-; produced by Joe Piscatella, 1972- and Mark Rinehart, fl. 2002 (Sausalito, CA: Ro*Co Films, 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
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China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 2, Maostalgia
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presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 53 mins
The transformation of China into a global superpower raises some of the most challenging questions of our time – and this revealing series seeks out the answers. Will this turn out to be China’s century or will the Red Dragon crash and burn? Niall Ferguson travels through this vast country to find out how a fi...
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presented by Niall Ferguson, 1964-; produced by Chimerica Media, in China: Triumph and Turmoil, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 53 mins
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Code Name: Butterflies
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
A veces la bravura para se hacer la revolución proviene de donde menos lo esperas. Em la isla caribeña, de la República Dominicana, 1960, há un pueblo asediado, sufriendo bajo la cruel tiranía de Rafael Trujillo, el dictador más sanguinario de la historia latinoamericana. Tres bellas y notables hermanas - Pa...
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directed by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995; produced by Cecilia Domeyko, fl. 1995 (Privately Published, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
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La Commune (Paris, 1871)
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directed by Peter Watkins, 1935-; produced by Paul Saadoun, fl. 1992, 13 Productions, La Sept Arte and Musée d'Orsay; performed by Eliane Annie Adalto, fl. 2000, Pierre Barbieux, fl. 2000 and Bernard Bombeau, fl. 2000 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2000), 5 hours 46 mins

In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, Watkins covers and interviews on television the working class and the bourgeoisie of 19th century, before and during a tragic workers' class revolt.

« Un ovni dans le paysage audiovisuel : une œuvre à part, belle et crispante, qui dynamite le...

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directed by Peter Watkins, 1935-; produced by Paul Saadoun, fl. 1992, 13 Productions, La Sept Arte and Musée d'Orsay; performed by Eliane Annie Adalto, fl. 2000, Pierre Barbieux, fl. 2000 and Bernard Bombeau, fl. 2000 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2000), 5 hours 46 mins
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Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
Filmed on location at La Plata, Castro's former guerrilla headquarters- the first time any foreign film crew had been permitted there - the documentary examines the origins of Castro's revolution, and its ultimate successes and failures. It places U.S.-Cuban relations within the context of history, dating back to...
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directed by Jim Burroughs, fl. 1981-2010; produced by Suzanne Bauman, fl. 1982-2013 and Carol Polakoff (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1987, originally published 1986), 1 hour
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DK Timelines, Episode 22, The Storming of the Bastille
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in DK Timelines, Episode 22 (Derry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2023), 3 mins
This is a timeline of the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris during a summer of unrest in France in July 1789 - and how the events that followed led to revolution and the end of an era.
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in DK Timelines, Episode 22 (Derry, Northern Ireland: Makematic, 2023), 3 mins
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