Freedom

Synopsis

Uses newsreel footage from British Pathé to illustrate the struggles for freedom world-wide in the 20th century. Looks at apartheid in South Africa and the triumph of Nelson Mandela, East Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, the fall of Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania, the suffragette movement, Gorbachev and democracy in the former Soviet Union, the civil rights movement in the USA and Martin Luther King.

Series

Century, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

Subjects

History

Keywords

apartheid; Gorbachev, Mikhail; history of the 20th century; King, Martin Luther; Mandela, Nelson; newsreel films; suffragette movement

Credits

Producer

Sasha Stewart

Contributor

Barry O’Riordan

Cast

Tom Baker

Production Company

Name

British Pathe plc

Email

pathe@britishpathe.com

Web

http://www.britishpathe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7424 3636

Fax

020 7424 3637

Address

New Pathe House
57 Jamestown Road
London NW1 7DB

Name

Champion Television Ltd

Distributor

Name

IMC Vision Ltd

Email

info@imc.video.com

Phone

01923 718800

Fax

01923 718811

Address

Scotsbridge House
Scots Hill
Rickmansworth
WD3 3BB

 

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