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The dramatic story of a mining disaster shortly after World War I on the French-German border. Post war tension and bitterness are put aside when the German miners help rescue their French comrades. Emphasising worker solidarity. In German and French with English subtitles.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005799
Languages
English
Multiple languages
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Miners
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Solidarity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)