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The Threatening Sky

09/05/1966

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0hr 32min

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Documentary

,War

STORY

Pro-Vietnamese film created by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. This black and white film begins with an introduction by Bertrand Russell, who explains the history of the run-up to the American involvement in Vietnam. The film shows scenes of Vietnamese soldiers in trenches, American helicopters, agricultural workers, and children assembling anti-aircraft shells. A narrator speaks of the American invasion as being on par with the Germans during World War II and characterizes the Vietnamese as resistance fighters. Anti-American protests are shown. Ivens is shown interviewing Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese villagers build dams for rice paddies, make traps using bamboo spikes, and take cover during air raids. Scenes include the headquarters of the National Liberation Front, a military execution, bombings, and villagers fighting back against US aggression.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Joris Ivens
  • Hồ Chí Minh
  • Bertrand Russell
  • Lindsay Anderson
  • Serge Reggiani

    Directors

  • Joris Ivens
  • Cao-Thuy
  • Marceline Loridan-Ivens

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Dovidis

    Production Countries

  • France
  • Vietnam

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

Cast

Hồ Chí Minh

Himself

Bertrand Russell

Himself

Serge Reggiani

Narrator