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Vietnamese propaganda films, 1971-1972
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Vietnam (Democratic Republic). Điện ảnh Quân I đoÎi
- Title
- Vietnamese propaganda films
- Dates
- 1971-1972 (inclusive)19711972
- Quantity
- 3 film reels ; 16mm
- Collection Number
- PH2016-084
- Summary
- Propaganda film reels produced by the Vietnam People's Army Film Studio
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Two films, The Culprit is Nixon and U.S. War Techniques and Genocide in Vietnam , produced by the Vietnam People's Army Film Studio. The film was produced in North Vietnam and given to members of a U.S. peace contingent visiting Hanoi in late October 1972, just before the Presidential election that year, in hopes that it would be publicized in the U.S. upon their return.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Reel | ||
1 |
The Culprit
is Nixon 1 film reel (27 minutes) : black and white, sound print,
972' ; 16mm
Produced in North Vietnam as propaganda and given to members of a
U.S. peace contingent in Hanoi in October, 1972, just before the Presidential
election in which Nixon was running for office as the incumbent against George
McGovern, the South Dakota Senator and an antiwar candidate. It's safe to
imagine that having the North Vietnamese on his side did not especially help
McGovern in his campaign for American votes. The high profile delegation
included the writers Denise Levertov and Muriel Rukeyser, and Jane Hart, the
wife of then-Senator Philip A. Hart of Michigan.
|
1972 |
2-3 | U.S. War Techniques and Genocide in
Vietnam 2 film reels (34 minutes) : black and white, sound, prints
~600' each ; 16mm
Film produced by the Vietnam People's Army Film Studio and given
to members of a U.S. peace contingent visiting Hanoi in late October 1972, just
before the Presidential election that year, in hopes that it would be
publicized in the U.S. upon their return. The high-profile entourage of women
consisted of Jane Hart, wife of Senator Philip Hart; the poet Denise Levertov;
and the novelist Muriel Rukeyser. They met with the Vietnam Committee for
Solidarity with the American People and the Vietnam Women's Union. The U.S. and
Vietnam were at the time negotiating a cease-fire -- neither side in especially
good faith, as it turns out in retrospect -- and their agreement was due to
expire at the end of October unless both sides ratified and signed it by then.
Neither did. The Presidential election pitted Richard Nixon, running on a
"Peace with Honor" [in Vietnam] theme, against George McGovern, running
explicitly as an antiwar candidate. Nixon won 49 states in a landslide. The
peace delegation had little but symbolic impact: it reiterated, as had been the
case for years, that the bulk of the artistic community in the U.S. was soundly
antiwar, and it showed -- as had also been the case for some time -- that the
antiwar movement now included part of the mainstream of American life, in this
case represented by a moderate Senator's wife.
|
1971 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Moving Image Collections (University of Washington)
- Presidents--Election
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Corporate Names
- HoIIi liên hiệp phụ nữ Việt Nam
- Vietnam People's Army Film Studio--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Propaganda films
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