The Suez crisis : 1956 /

This film looks at another side of the 1956 Arab-Israeli conflict: the British-French attempt to safeguard their interest in the Suez canal. It goes back to old Pathe News and Movietone newsreels to explain Britain's role in the Suez area, its condescending view of Egyptian competence, and its...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Granada Television, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Spark, Julia, Foster, Charles
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1988.
Subjects:	Egypt > History > Intervention, 1956. Suez Canal (Egypt) > History. Jewish-Arab relations > History. Intervention in Egypt (1956) Documentary films. Jewish-Arab relations. Egypt. Egypt > Suez Canal. 1956 History. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.

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Summary:	This film looks at another side of the 1956 Arab-Israeli conflict: the British-French attempt to safeguard their interest in the Suez canal. It goes back to old Pathe News and Movietone newsreels to explain Britain's role in the Suez area, its condescending view of Egyptian competence, and its fear of repeating the appeasement policies of Munich 1938.
Item Description:	Title from container and disc surface. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (20 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD-R.
Production Credits:	Producer/director, Julia Spark.