America Today
One of the key works in creating the American social documentary film, this 1934 newsreel compilation crams a lot of information into just 11 minutes. Skillfully edited, the picture captures a panorama of international events centered on the labor movement. Scenes include Mussolini, Hitler and FDR preparing for war, Nazi soldiers persecuting German Jews, a political strike in Paris, the Scottsboro demonstration in Washington, DC, police violence against striking steelworkers in Pennsylvania and union members stopping scab workers from delivering milk during a dairy farmers strike in Wisconsin. Under the direction of pioneering documentarian Leo Hurwitz, the images are edited together to create a powerful image of a world that, in his view, desperately needed radical change.
Year: 1934
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Workers Film and Photo League
Director: Leo Hurwitz
Cast:
Crew: Leo Hurwitz (Director)
Runtime: 11 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 1934
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Popularity: 2
Country: United States of America
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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