America abroad

United States, 1962

Film
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Approximately 2,000,000 United States citizens live and work abroad, in some 70 nations which benefit from American aid. Four of these countries and some of these United States citizens are in Cambodia, Vietnam, Pakistan and Ghana.

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Credits

director

Michael Ingrams

producer

Peter Hunt

production company

Associated-Rediffusion

Intertel

Duration

00:53:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000327

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Americans in Vietnam

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic assistance

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International cooperation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Emigration and immigration

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Foreign relations

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technical assistance

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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