Between the wars. - 1. | Anthony Potter | 1978 | ACMI collection

In these first two programs we follow President Woodrow Wilson’s struggles to involve the United States in the League of Nations. His passionate idealism made him unable to compromise, leading to the harsh conditions imposed upon Germany in the Treaty of Versailles, and his defeat in the United States Senate by those who did not wish to involve America in foreign affairs. Narrated by Eric Sevareid.

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Credits

producer

Anthony Potter

production company

Anthony Potter Productions

Reeves Entertainment Group

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302895

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918 - Peace

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace treaties

History → History

History → League of Nations

History → United States - History - 1919-1933

History → Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

People → Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Television

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Between the wars. - 1.

United States, 1978

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