An Army of hewn stone

Dutch sculptures and fragments impart an impressive post-World War II tale of oppression, hunger, resistance and liberation. In montage form.

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Credits

director

Theo Van Haren Noman

production company

Netherlands. Ministry of Education, Arts and Sciences

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Netherlands

Production dates

1957

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015586

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Dutch

Experimental

Short films

Short films → Short films - Netherlands

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Netherlands, 1957

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