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K.O.R. / Dérives et Camera Obscura présentent ; en coproduction avec la R.T.B.F. (télévision belge), WIP - Wallonie Image Production ; avec l'aide du Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique ... [and others] ; un film de Joanna Grudzinska, ; écrit et réalisé par Joanna Grudzinska ; producteurs délégués, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne.
The Docuseek Complete Collection 3rd Edition Available online
The Docuseek Complete Collection 3rd Edition- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Polish
- Subjects (All):
- Komitet Obrony Robotników--History.
- Komitet Obrony Robotników.
- Working class--Political activity--Poland--History.
- Working class.
- Labor unions--Political activity--Poland--History.
- Labor unions.
- Labor unions--Political activity.
- History.
- Working class--Political activity.
- Poland--Politics and government--1945-1980.
- Poland.
- Politics and government.
- Poland--Politics and government--1980-1989.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction films.
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (56 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences
- Other Title:
- Komitet Obrony Robotników
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2014]
- Language Note:
- In Polish with English subtitles; credits in French.
- 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:
- In June 1976, after Poland's Communist government announced dramatic increases in food prices, the resulting protests set in motion a resurgence in activism and opposition that would eventually lead to the downfall of the regime. Almost immediately, a group of intellectuals and workers banded together to form K.O.R.--the Workers Defense Committee. Active from 1976 to 1981, it clandestinely produced uncensored newspapers, provided financial and legal aid to fired workers, and tirelessly advocated for truly independent unions that could defend workers' rights. This documentary accompanies Henryk Wujec and Jan Lityński--two key K.O.R. activists--as they meet with old comrades, scour archival materials and retrace the history of this influential movement.
- Credits:
- Photography, Benoît Dervaux ; editor, Yannick Leroy.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Dérives/Camera Obscura/RTBF/WIP, c2009; previously released in 2010.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 22, 2014).
- Publisher Number:
- if-kor Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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