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Tales from New World

Documentary film made up of six episodes about ordinary men and women in different parts of the world which encourage socialist ideas. 1. 'The Young Man and the Sea' (Ernesto Camacho), a co-operative fishing community in Latin America advocating the benefits of working together to fight injustice and capitalism. 2. 'Give Us Tomorrow' (Alhajim Suleman), the plight of women cloth traders in the transition from colonialism to independence in West Africa. 3. 'Confessions from the Old World' (Nguyen Thi Kim Son), personal letters from American soldiers in Vietnam which give confessions of their treatment of Vietnamese villagers. 4. 'Which Way to Turn' (Daniela Surina), the story of a girl who runs away from an Italian village to work in a factory in Milan, and joins other women to strike for better working conditions. 5. 'The Boss and I' (Karl Pöschel), a factory manager and her driver who demonstrate the responsibilities of workers and managers within the framework of co-operation and mutual wellbeing. [The Soviet story, presented by Schamscha Aipanow, is missing from this copy.].

Credits

Hellwig, Joachim; Cohn-Vossen, Richard; Mida, Massimo (director); Joachim Hellwig (script); Hans Oley (script); Bruno Baratti (script); Wolfgang Randel (camera); Giuseppe Pinori (camera); Barbara Masanetz (editor); Heicking, Wolfram, Musical Supervisor

Complete catalog record
Original source: The British Film Institute | Archive Reference: N-507232. | Reproduction of: GDR (German Democratic Republic), 1969. 16mm Comb B/W pos. | Contributors: Hellwig, Joachim; Oley, Hans; Baratti, Bruno; Randel, Wolfgang; Pinori, Giuseppe; Masanetz, Barbara; Heicking, Wolfram.
Release: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2017.
Physical description: 1 online resource (video file 1:02:35) : sound, black and white | monochrome
Subjects: Socialism -- Anecdotes | Revolutions | Independence movements | Workers | Capitalism | Imperialism | Social class | Marxism | Leninism | Marxism-Leninism | Communism | Russian Revolution (1917) | Socialism | Arts and culture | Fishing | Industry | Co-operatives | Women | Textiles | Colonialism | Cultural identity | International trade | Economy | Vietnam War (1955-1975) | Civilians | Civilian deaths | Children | Murder | Soldiers | Guerrilla warfare | Weapons | Injuries and wounds | Death | Factories | Strikes | Technology | Relationships | Wars | London | United Kingdom | Germany | Leningrad (St Petersburg, Petrograd) | Russia | Latin America | West Africa | Vietnam | Milan | Italy | USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) | Karl, Marx (1818-1883) | Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (1870-1924) | Engels, Friedrich (1820-1895) | Documentary | 1954-1975

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  4. Operation Teutonic Sword 1958
  5. The Heusinger Case 1960
  6. Morton Sobell: A Plea for Justice 1964
  7. The Laughing Man 1967
  8. Tales from New World 1969
  9. HMS Sheffield - Gibraltar Approaches 1976
  10. Life is Not Black and White 1977
  11. The Manipulated Society: Do You Know Kappler? 1977
  12. Secret Tunnel under Panmunjom 1978

Sources

  1. UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record

Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10