Details

Production company

The Cinematographic services of The Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam [Browse]

Digitizer

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) [Browse]

Related name

Czech-American National Alliance. Ústředna [Browse]

Series

• The Vietnam War & Southeast Asia
• Socialism on Film. Wars & Revolutions

Compiled/​Created

1971, 1971.

Summary note

The film discusses the use of chemical weapons by the US, its ethical significance and the condemnation of its use by other countries. Introduces a number of different types of chemical weapons including anti-plant agents and how their employment has completely destroyed areas of South Vietnam's jungles and the flora and fauna within them, including cultivated crops such as rubber, rice and food crops. The film states that the main targets of chemical weapons are the most populated areas and civilian food resources, with the intention of forcing survivors to accept deportation to US concentration camps. The film includes figures relating to the destruction. Describes the effects of anti-plant chemical weapons on humans, including birth defects, mass miscarriages and digestive problems. Use of toxic gas in Indo-China especially when targeting underground shelters. The film calls for scientists and ordinary people throughout the world to understand the nature of chemical warfare and denounce its use.

Creation/​Production credits

Production Company: The Cinematographic services of The Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam.

Original version

Reproduction of: North Vietnam, 1971.

Copyright note

The British Film Institute

Source of description

Description based on online resource (viewed on 16 June, 2017).

Other title(s)

Socialism on film. Module I, Wars and revolutions.

Statement on responsible collection description

Princeton University Library aims to describe library materials in a manner that is respectful to the individuals and communities who create, use, and are represented in the collections we manage. Read more...