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The Iron Fortress - Vietnam
Uniform Title
Die Eiserne Festung. English.
Title
The Iron Fortress - Vietnam 1977, 1977.
Publication
Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital.
Physical Description
online resource (video file 1:00:08) : Sound, Colour.
Local Notes
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Notes
Archive Reference: N-507268.
Contributors: Hellmich, Peter; Donth, Horst; Goldner, Winfried; Wischniewski, Traute.
Production Company: Studio H & S.
Reproduction of: Die Eiserne Festung GDR (German Democratic Republic), 1977.
Description based on online resource (viewed on 17 October, 2017).
Access and use
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Summary
A film about life in post-war Vietnam. [WARNING: contains images of dead people and severe injuries.]. The film looks at life in the villages of the Mekong Delta in post-war Vietnam. The way in which people had attempted to move on with their lives is discussed. Memories of the atrocities experienced by the few survivors returning to the villages of Son My and My Lai are also covered. The film considers the culpability of individuals in wartime, most notably the case of Lieutenant William Calley. It also includes images of the life of US ground troops.
Variant and related titles
Socialism on film: the cold war and international propaganda.
Format
Online / Video & Film
Language
German
Added to Catalog
February 02, 2018
Series
The Vietnam War & Southeast Asia
Wars & Revolutions
Credits
Contributors: Hellmich, Peter; Donth, Horst; Goldner, Winfried; Wischniewski, Traute.
Production Company: Studio H & S.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
Studio H & S, production company.
Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
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