El Salvador, Another Vietnam

Duration: 53 min.

Year Published: 1981

Creator: Icasurs

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948. Examines the civil war in El Salvador interviewing government and people representatives and discusses U.S. aid to the junta., Gives historical, cultural, and political background concerning U.S. involvement in El Salvador, drawing a parallel to U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam through the use of 1960s films clips. Explores the U.S. government's rationale for intervention in behalf of President Duarte, contrasting Duarte's denial of oppression with footage of massacres and interviews with refugees. Examines the beliefs of the Democratic Revolutionary Front and includes student roles in the resistance. Interviews the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Salvadorian politicians, and members of the guerrilla forces, interpreting their remarks and providing subtitles for conversations in Spanish.

Complete Record: , This documentary examines the civil war in El Salvador in light of the Reagan administration's decision to draw the line against Communist interference in Central America. It offers an overview of U.S. military and economic policy in Central America since 1948, with extensive background to the current political crisis. Includes scenes with both governmental and guerrilla forces, and discusses U.S. aid to the junta. The question is asked whether this country's involvement in Salvadoran affairs is the beginning of another Vietnam. , Gives historical, cultural, and political background concerning U.S. involvement in El Salvador, drawing a parallel to U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam through the use of 1960s films clips. Explores the U.S. government's rationale for intervention in behalf of President Duarte, contrasting Duarte's denial of oppression with footage of massacres and interviews with refugees. Examines the beliefs of the Democratic Revolutionary Front and includes student roles in the resistance. Interviews the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, Salvadorian politicians, and members of the guerrilla forces, interpreting their remarks and providing subtitles for conversations in Spanish., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.