Origins of the Cold War, The

Synopsis
A selection of unedited British newsreel stories on the theme of the Cold War. Each item is identified by title, source and date: Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech; Truman’s Doctrine speech, the Marshall Plan, Eastern Europe survey 1945-8, formation of NATO, Berlin blockade, Acheson on atomic weapons, Korean War. Archival material from Visnews.
Series
Archive Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
1976
Notes
Restricted use - for use only in purchasing educational institution.
Documentation
5000-word booklet supplied with each copy of the film.
Subjects
History
Keywords
Cold War; newsreel films

Online availability

URI
http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/filmandthehistorian/consortiumfilms/archiveseries
Price
free to UK HE and FE
Delivery
Streamed

Credits

Writer
Peter G Boyle

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£60.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
28 minutes
Year
2010

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Sponsor

Name

InterUniversity History Film Consortium

Web
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Phone
020 393 1500
Fax
020 393 1555
Address
c/o BUFVC
77 Wells Street
London
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Name

University of Nottingham, Department of American Studies

Distributor

Name

Higher Education Film & Video Library

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
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Phone
020 7393 1503
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Notes
Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
Name

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council

Email
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Phone
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Address
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Notes
The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).

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