Remember the Maine : the roots of the Spanish-American War / Café Productions for TLC ; writer & producer, Hugh Purcell.

Format:

• Video

Contributor:

• Purcell, Hugh, screenwriter, producer.
• Roberts, Jack, narrator.
• Café Productions Ltd., producer.
• Learning Channel (Firm), producer.
• Films for the Humanities (Firm), distributor.

Series:

• Spanish American War of 1898.
• The Spanish American War of 1898

Language:

• English
• Spanish

Subjects (All):

• Spanish-American War, 1898--Causes.

Genre:

• Documentary films.
• Video recordings.

Physical Description:

• 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
• 1/2 in.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor], [1998]

Language Note:

Narration in English; some spoken Spanish with voice-over in English.

System Details:

• VHS.
• analog
• magnetic
• VHS

Summary:

Explores the causes of the Spanish-American war: Cuba's desire for independence, and America's economic interests both in the Caribbean and in the Pacific, with American involvement in the war precipitated by the still-controversial blowing up of the battleship "Maine." Uses film clips, filmed reenactments, and shows sites as they are today, along with quotations from sources and commentary from historians.

Participant:

Narrator, Jack Roberts.

Credits:

Editor, John White.

Notes:

• Series title from container: Destiny of empires : the Spanish-American War of 1898.
• Video release of a 1998 production.

OCLC:

63551138

Publisher Number:

FFH 8334 Fims for the Humanities & Sciences