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Mobutu, King of Zaire : an African tragedy. 1st episode, The quest for power / Les Films de la passerelle, Image Création, Les Films d'ici present a series by Thierry Michel ; produced by Christine Pireaux, Martine Barbé, Serge Lalou ; director/script, Thierry Michel.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Mobutu Sese Seko, 1930-1997.
- Mobutu Sese Seko.
- Kings and rulers.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo--Kings and rulers.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--History--1960-1997.
- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- History.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1960-1997.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (51 min.) : digital, sound, color with black & white sequences
- Other Title:
- Quest for power
- Available from some providers with title: Mobutu, King of Zaire. Part 1
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2015]
- Language Note:
- In French and English with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Covers the years from Mobutu's birth until 1969, documenting his journey from cook's son, to military journalist, to Secretary of State, and then President. Shows Mobutu meeting Patrice Lumumba during negotiations for the Congo's independence in 1960. Includes footage of Mobutu's coup in 1965, of Lumumba in captivity with Mobutu looking on, and of the ensuing four-year civil war.
- Participant:
- Commentary, Thierry Michel, Lye Mudaba Yoka.
- Credits:
- Music, Marc Herouet.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Les Films de la passerelle/CBA/Image Création/Les Films d'ici, c1999; previously released in 2000.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 24, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-mob1 Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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