Academy award winner Bruce Petty has made this entertaining animation on the life and times of Karl Marx. Ambitious in its scope, the film attempts to put the economic history of Europe since the Industrial Revolution into a Marxist perspective. Narrators include Robyn Nevin, Arthur Dignam and Kate Fitzpatrick.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
005817
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Marxian economics
History → Europe - History - 1789-1900
History → Europe - History - 20th century
History → Marx, Karl, 1818-1883
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)