America Today (1934)
One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11 minutes. Skillfully edited, the picture captures a panorama of international events centered on the labor movement. Scenes include Mussolini, Hitler and FDR preparing for war, Nazi soldiers persecuting German Jews, a political strike in Paris, the Scottsboro demonstration in Washington, DC, police violence against striking steelworkers in Pennsylvania and union members stopping scab workers from delivering milk during a dairy farmers strike in Wisconsin. Under the direction of pioneering documentarian Leo Hurwitz, the images are edited together to create a powerful image of a world that, in his view, desperately needed radical change.
- Leo Hurwitz
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Alternative Title:
America Today / World in Review - US
The World in Review - US
Country:
United States of America
Language:
No Language
Runtime: 00 hour 11 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: fascism, labor, war
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