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Battle For Warsaw '44
directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the...
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directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
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The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's...
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's population perished, 15,000 resistance fighters were taken prisoner-of-war, and 80% of Warsaw was destroyed. Battle for Warsaw '44 contains unique testimony from Polish, British, and German participants. Hugh Lunghi, a member of British Military Mission to Moscow, speaks for the first time about the British involvement at the time of the Uprising and pilots from the RAF and Red Army Air Force describe their airlifts to Warsaw. Included is the extraordinary film shot by the Poles themselves who used photo reporters and a special film unit to document the uprising. Today, two decades after the collapse of communism, hundreds of thousands of people gather at the Warsaw military cemetery on August lst to mark the outbreak of the insurrection. The commemoration in Poland was considered an act of defiance during the communist era, which government authorities monitored but dared not stop. Understanding what happened in 1944 helps explain the nature of Polish opposition to communism. High School College Adult
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films, Michael Praed, 1960-
Author / Creator
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2004, 2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Praed, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Nazi regime in Germany, 1933-1945, Military occupation, Rebellions, Surrenders, War, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World History, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Chile: Hasta Cuando?
directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life....
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1986), 57 mins
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A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a blo...
A portrait of a brutal military dictatorship made during a three month visit to Chile in 1985 by David Bradbury. The footage reveals a country torn with civil strife and political unrest; military intimidation of the population; indiscriminate arrests: murder torture and disappearances were facts of Chilean life. Bradbury’s film traces the 12 years from 1973 to 1985 of General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship whose forces seized power in a bloody, US-backed coup that left Marxist president Salvador Allende dead and with him any hopes of democracy remaining in Chile. Under General Pinochet’s rule 50,000 Chileans have been detained, and many are missing, believed dead.
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World History
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Documentary
Contributor
David Bradbury, 1951-, Australian Film Commission
Author / Creator
David Bradbury, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1986
Publisher
Frontline Films
Person Discussed
Augusto Pinochet, 1915-2006, Salvador Allende, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Chile - Pinochet Regime (1973-1990), Communism, Military officers, Military occupation, Coup d'etat, Political violence, Chile, Coup d'Etat, September 11, 1973, Augusto Pinochet's Dictatorship, Chile, 1973-1990, Imperialism and Colonialism, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Chileans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1986 Frontline Films
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The Danish Solution
directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of s...
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directed by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003; produced by Karen Cantor, fl. 2003 and Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc. (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2004), 59 mins
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Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legenda...
Sixty years ago the Final Solution was attempted in Denmark. The plan was averted, over 95 percent of the country's Jewish population survived the war. How and why Jews escaped the Nazis' blueprint for their extermination is the subject of this compelling new documentary film. Through the very human testimony of survivors, the story of the Danish rescue is told with clarity, empathy and humor. Because what happened in Denmark has taken on legendary proportions, the filmmakers have carefully researched the subject, separating the truths from the myths, such as that of the Danish King wearing the Yellow Star. In addition to the survivors' stories, the filmmakers have interviewed rescuers and scholars. From members of the resistance to ordinary people who helped when they saw a need, viewers will be introduced to courageous people who took action to save their threatened compatriots. The film points out the reasons why the Danish Jews were not treated as harshly by the Nazis as Jews elsewhere. This story is a fascinating chapter of Holocaust history. High School College Adult
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World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003, Singing Wolf Documentaries, Inc., Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Author / Creator
Karen Cantor, fl. 2003, Camilla Kjærulff, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Garrison Keillor, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Holocaust (1933-1945), Antisemitism, Cultural identity, Invasions, Jewish people, Military occupation, Refugees, History curriculums, German Invasion of Denmark, April 9, 1940, Holocaust, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, Sociology, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2004. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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In the Name of the Emperor
directed by Christine Choy, 1953-; produced by Christine Choy, 1953- and Nancy Tong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 53 mins
This is the only American documentary film to examine the Rape of Nanjing, December 13, 1937, when the Japanese Imperial troops marched into this city in China. In just six weeks they murdered 300,000 civilians, and systematically raped and killed thousands of women. Today, the Japanese government continues to den...
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directed by Christine Choy, 1953-; produced by Christine Choy, 1953- and Nancy Tong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 53 mins
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This is the only American documentary film to examine the Rape of Nanjing, December 13, 1937, when the Japanese Imperial troops marched into this city in China. In just six weeks they murdered 300,000 civilians, and systematically raped and killed thousands of women. Today, the Japanese government continues to deny it ever happened. In the Name of the Emperor is a monument to the suffering of the Chinese at the hands of the Japanese during World...
This is the only American documentary film to examine the Rape of Nanjing, December 13, 1937, when the Japanese Imperial troops marched into this city in China. In just six weeks they murdered 300,000 civilians, and systematically raped and killed thousands of women. Today, the Japanese government continues to deny it ever happened. In the Name of the Emperor is a monument to the suffering of the Chinese at the hands of the Japanese during World War II. It weaves together rare footage of the Japanese occupation, diary entries from Americans who were there, and the eyewitness accounts of surviving Japanese soldiers. Especially unique is the newly discovered film footage of the massacre shot by John McGee, an American missionary who was living in Nanjing. This footage was part of the testimony at the war crimes trial, but has never been seen until now. The Nanjing Massacre was the impetus for the Japanese system of "comfort stations" or military brothels in occupied territories to stem the tide of venereal disease. Included is an interview with a Korean "comfort woman" who speaks openly about her sexual servitude. These war crimes continues to disrupt diplomatic relations between Japan, the Philippines, Korea and Taiwan to this day. The horrors captured in this ground-breaking documentary reminds us of the exploitation and suffering of women, and indeed all civilians during war time. There are frightening parallels to the atrocities committed in Bosnia and Rwanda today. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Christine Choy, 1953-, Nancy Tong
Author / Creator
Christine Choy, 1953-
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), Invasions, Massacres, Military occupation, Soldiers, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Sexual assault, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, War and Violence, History, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Japanese, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Nanjing Nightmares
directed by Guo Fangfang; produced by Murray MacDonald, Gerald B. Sperling and Chi Jinjun (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 49 mins
The Japanese subjugation of the capital of China in 1937-38 has been called "The Rape of Nanjing" or the "Nanjing Atrocity." It is considered one of the most brutal, sadistic acts of war in modern history and caused psychological repercussions to succeeding generations of Chinese. This documentary recounts the his...
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directed by Guo Fangfang; produced by Murray MacDonald, Gerald B. Sperling and Chi Jinjun (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 2000), 49 mins
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The Japanese subjugation of the capital of China in 1937-38 has been called "The Rape of Nanjing" or the "Nanjing Atrocity." It is considered one of the most brutal, sadistic acts of war in modern history and caused psychological repercussions to succeeding generations of Chinese. This documentary recounts the historical events leading up to the terrifying occupation: the growth of China’s capital city, Nanjing; the expansionist ambitions of Ja...
The Japanese subjugation of the capital of China in 1937-38 has been called "The Rape of Nanjing" or the "Nanjing Atrocity." It is considered one of the most brutal, sadistic acts of war in modern history and caused psychological repercussions to succeeding generations of Chinese. This documentary recounts the historical events leading up to the terrifying occupation: the growth of China’s capital city, Nanjing; the expansionist ambitions of Japan; and the large Japanese army, intent on revenge after meeting fierce resistance by the Chinese army in the defense of Shanghai. Archival film footage depicts the full horror of the genocide in Nanjing, in which some 300,000 people were killed and 80,000 women were raped, in a one month period. These distant wartime events take on a deeper meaning when the film focuses on the effect the occupation had on one Nanjing family, the Wangs. Wang Ping recounts how his father and mother survived the war by hiding in the International Safety Zone set up by the American and German embassies. However, the terror his mother experienced during the Japanese occupation and the sadness caused by the loss of several family members, affected her so severely that she became mentally ill. Her granddaughter speaks movingly about how this depression affects her family even today. A great-grandson remembers his great-grandmother looking under the bed for "Japanese devils" every night before bedtime. The mental anguish caused by the Rape of Nanjing has lasted for sixty-four years and continues today. NOTE: This film contains graphic images of war victims. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Murray MacDonald, Gerald B. Sperling, Chi Jinjun
Author / Creator
Guo Fangfang
Date Published / Released
2000, 2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Nanking Massacre (1937-1938), Invasions, Massacres, Mental illnesses, Military occupation, Refugees, Sexual assault, Soldiers, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Nanking Massacre, 1937-1938, War and Violence, History, Documentation of Crimes, Origins, World History, Japanese, Chinese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Walking the Line
directed by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013; produced by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 8 mins
Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficke...
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directed by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013; produced by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 8 mins
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Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficked area for immigrants in the world -- and one of the most dangerous. A shift in the border policy forces migrants to cross the unforgiv...
Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficked area for immigrants in the world -- and one of the most dangerous. A shift in the border policy forces migrants to cross the unforgiving desert where thousands die. Those who make it across face volatile, often armed, civilian militias. Standing in opposition to the vigilantes are humanitarians, organized to prevent migrant deaths. Confronting the growing crisis, they too find themselves on the wrong side of the law. A Tucson pastor is indicted on federal felony charges for aiding and abetting while a Native American faces banishment from his reservation for constructing water stations. Following rancher vigilantes with semiautomatic weapons, outlaw pastors with four-wheel drives, and impoverished immigrants armed only with dreams of a better life, the film explores the uncertain line between what is patriotic, what is moral, and what is just. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jeremy S. Levine, 1984-, Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Jeremy S. Levine, 1984-, Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Crossing borders, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Militias, Law enforcement, Sociology, Law, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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