Man and the state: Machiavelli on political power

United States, 1972

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An open-ended film which looks at the ideas of Niccolo Machiavelli, particularly as they are manifested in “The Prince”. These ideas are discussed in their relation to the reality of the world view that they reflect - does Machiavelli merely supply a superficial rationale to opportunists and dictators or does he present the world as it is in reality?

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Credits

production company

Bailey Film Productions

producer/director

Bernard Wilets

Duration

00:28:25:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013475

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Machiavelli, Nicolo, 1469-1527

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Power (Philosophy)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Theory (Philosophy)

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → World politics

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Philosophy - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

History → Historical re-enactments

History → Machiavelli, Nicolo, 1469-1527

People → Machiavelli, Nicolo, 1469-1527

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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