La foi du siècle = Faith of the century / Arte Video presents with the support of CNC ; a film by Patrick Rotman and Patrick Barbéris ; coproduced by ARTE France, KUIV Production, ARKEION Films ; produced by Michael Rotman ; written by Patrice Chereu.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Rotman, Patrick, director.

Rotman, Mike, producer.

Barbéris, Patrick, director.

Chereu, Patrice, screenwriter.

Perrone, Marc, composer.

Arte Video (Firm), producer.

KUIV Production, producer.

Arkeion Films (Firm), producer.

Facets Multimedia (Chicago, Ill.), distributor.

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Communism--History--20th century.

Communism.

History.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

2 videodiscs (218 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4in.

polychrome

Edition:

Fullscreen.

Other Title:

Faith of the century

Subtitle from container: History of Communism = Histoire du Communisme

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Facets Multimedia, [2005]

Language Note:

In English and French with English subtitles.

System Details:

DVD; All-zone; NTSC.

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

A documentary about the history of communism from 1917 in Russia. Details the denial of the democratic rights of millions and Stalin's purges, the great famine of the Ukraine, and the misery of the Spanish Civil War. Chronicles the defeat of the Nazi forces, leading to the seizing and enslaving of Eastern Europe, and the communist contribution to the Korean and Cold Wars.

Contents:

DVD 1. Utopia in power (1917-1928) ; Communism, the two faces (1929-1939)

DVD 2. The peak years (1940-1953) ; End without end (1953-1999).

Credits:

Music, Marc Perrone.

Notes:

DVD release of the 1999 documentary.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1565808126

9781565808126

OCLC:

263996579

Publisher Number:

736899122324

97341 Facets Multimedia