Tyrants will rise from my tomb

Australia, 1985

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Episode number 1 of Series “Sweat of the sun, tears of the moon”.
The title of this episode is a quote from Simon Bolivar, the general who liberated South America from its Spanish conquerors over 150 years ago. Bolivar’s victory brought independence, but not necessarily freedom given the virtual epidemic of military dictatorships in South America since Bolivar. Writer and narrator, Jack Pizzey, visits two countries - Bolivia, named after Bolivar and Pinochet’s Chile - to discover why South Americans are prone to dictatorship and asks whether or not Bolivar’s nightmare of tyrants is fading.

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Credits

director

Clive Fleury

production company

ABC

Duration

00:59:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Appears in

Sweat of the sun, tears of the moon

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Sweat of the sun, tears of the moon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303786

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bolivia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Chile - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Dictators

History → Bolivar, Simon, 1783-1830

History → Dictators

People → Bolivar, Simon, 1783-1830

Places → Bolivia

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Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Australia

Television → Television series

Television → Television series → Television series - Australia

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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