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Focuses on American military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and El Salvador. Discusses the roots of dictatorship, its effects on citizens, movements toward majority rule, and communist influences.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Americas in Transition, Inc, First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors: Rosen, Sybil (Screenwriter), Jones, Lewanne (Screenwriter), Bernstein, Penny (Screenwriter) (Screenwriter), Asner, Edward (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Optional captions for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Published: Brooklyn, N.Y. : First Run/Icarus Films, 1982.
Subjects:
Latin America > Politics and government > 1948-1980.
Latin America > Military relations > United States.
United States > Military relations > Latin America.
Dictators > Latin America.
Communism > Latin America.
Chile > History > 20th century.
El Salvador > History > 20th century.
Guatemala > History > 20th century.
Nicaragua > History > 20th century.
Communism.
Dictators.
Military relations.
Politics and government.
Chile.
El Salvador.
Guatemala.
Latin America.
Nicaragua.
United States.
Since 1900
Documentary films.
History.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Internet videos.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Docuseek2)
Description
Summary:Focuses on American military intervention in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Chile, and El Salvador. Discusses the roots of dictatorship, its effects on citizens, movements toward majority rule, and communist influences.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 1982.
Interactive script available.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (29 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Awards:Nominee, Best Short Documentary, 1981 Academy Awards ; Winner, Best of Festival, 1982 National Educational Film Festival ; Winner, Blue Ribbon, 1981 American Film & Video Festival.
Production Credits:Cameras, Michael Anderson [and others] ; editor, Judith Sobol ; music composers, Wendy Blackstone, Bernardo Palombo.