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Fidel Castro: A Life of Revolution
produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Filmakers Library, 2010), 45 mins
After ruling Cuba for close to 50 years, Fidel Castro stepped down. From his childhood in rural Cuba, through his fight in the Sierra Maestra, to winning the revolution and transforming the country, Fidel: A Life of Revolution presents a unique account of his life and times by Castro himself, taken largely from pr...
produced by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Filmakers Library, 2010), 45 mins
Description
After ruling Cuba for close to 50 years, Fidel Castro stepped down. From his childhood in rural Cuba, through his fight in the Sierra Maestra, to winning the revolution and transforming the country, Fidel: A Life of Revolution presents a unique account of his life and times by Castro himself, taken largely from private letters, correspondence, speeches, and interviews. Featured interviews include some of Castro's closest relatives, friends, and c...
After ruling Cuba for close to 50 years, Fidel Castro stepped down. From his childhood in rural Cuba, through his fight in the Sierra Maestra, to winning the revolution and transforming the country, Fidel: A Life of Revolution presents a unique account of his life and times by Castro himself, taken largely from private letters, correspondence, speeches, and interviews. Featured interviews include some of Castro's closest relatives, friends, and confidants, some of whom now count themselves among his enemies. Carlos Franqui, an ally in the fight to free Cuba, reflects on how the country's liberator became its longest-standing dictator.Castro's many political battles are discussed in detail by players in the confrontations: former US diplomat Wayne Smith recalls the consequences of Castro's victory at the Bay of Pigs, Sergei Krushchev speaks of his family's strategy and memories of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and former President Jimmy Carter discusses the longtime US embargo against Cuba. Analysts include New Yorker author and Che Guevara biographer, Jon Lee Anderson.The documentary concludes with a debate about Castro's legacy as world opinion now seems divided between those who blame him for executing hundreds, imprisoning thousands, and driving thousands into exile, and those who credit him with the most influential revolution of the modern era.
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Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Date Published / Released
2010-03
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
World History
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The Legacy Project: Arthur Laurents in Conversation With David Saint
directed by Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 and Jeremy Levine, fl. 2005-2015; produced by Peter Ratray, 1941-, Transient Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 42 page(s)
The Legacy Project documents and preserves the creative process of America's most esteemed writers for the theater in a series of filmed conversations, each featuring an established stage author (or team of collaborators) being interviewed by a younger emerging writer.Arthur Laurents, playwright, screenwriter, aut...
directed by Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 and Jeremy Levine, fl. 2005-2015; produced by Peter Ratray, 1941-, Transient Pictures (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011), 42 page(s)
Description
The Legacy Project documents and preserves the creative process of America's most esteemed writers for the theater in a series of filmed conversations, each featuring an established stage author (or team of collaborators) being interviewed by a younger emerging writer.Arthur Laurents, playwright, screenwriter, author and stage director, is best-known as the writer and director of two of Broadway’s landmark musicals - Gypsy and West Side Story,...
The Legacy Project documents and preserves the creative process of America's most esteemed writers for the theater in a series of filmed conversations, each featuring an established stage author (or team of collaborators) being interviewed by a younger emerging writer.Arthur Laurents, playwright, screenwriter, author and stage director, is best-known as the writer and director of two of Broadway’s landmark musicals - Gypsy and West Side Story, as well as the screenwriter for The Way We Were and The Turning Point. Interviewed by David Saint (George Street Playhouse).
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Theatre
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Peter Ratray, 1941-, Transient Pictures
Author / Creator
Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013, Jeremy Levine, fl. 2005-2015
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Arthur Laurents, 1917-2011, David J. Saint, 1963-
Person Discussed
Arthur Laurents, 1917-2011, David J. Saint, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Theatre
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Filmakers Library.
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Mesopotamia: The Babylonians to Modern Day
produced by Curt Stocker, fl. 2003, Flashback Video Productions, in Timelines of Ancient Civilizations, Mesopotamia: The Babylonians To Modern Day, Part 2 (Privately Published, 2004), 16 page(s)
Known as the “Land In Between”, Mesopotamia geographically lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Today this broad fertile crescent plain is part of the modern countries of Iraq and Kuwait. Over the course of 5,000 years this ancient land gave rise to three remarkable civilizations; the Sumerians, the B...
produced by Curt Stocker, fl. 2003, Flashback Video Productions, in Timelines of Ancient Civilizations, Mesopotamia: The Babylonians To Modern Day, Part 2 (Privately Published, 2004), 16 page(s)
Description
Known as the “Land In Between”, Mesopotamia geographically lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Today this broad fertile crescent plain is part of the modern countries of Iraq and Kuwait. Over the course of 5,000 years this ancient land gave rise to three remarkable civilizations; the Sumerians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians. Innovations first developed by these enduring civilizations include; sophisticated building, farming meth...
Known as the “Land In Between”, Mesopotamia geographically lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Today this broad fertile crescent plain is part of the modern countries of Iraq and Kuwait. Over the course of 5,000 years this ancient land gave rise to three remarkable civilizations; the Sumerians, the Babylonians and the Assyrians. Innovations first developed by these enduring civilizations include; sophisticated building, farming methods, the wheel, water irrigation and the development of language.
This documentary, examines the past civilizations of Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and touches on modern Iraq.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Curt Stocker, fl. 2003, Flashback Video Productions, Marcie Strassner, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Privately Published
Series
Timelines of Ancient Civilizations
Speaker / Narrator
Marcie Strassner, fl. 2004
Person Discussed
Hammurabi, King of Babylon, 1792 BC-1750 BC
Topic / Theme
Trade and commerce, War, Ancient civilizations, Family and Culture, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Post-Classical Period (500–1450), Classical Period (1000 BCE–500 CE)
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Copyright © 2015, Used with permission. All rights reserved
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