Roots of tyranny / Theorem & Les films d'un jour presents ; written by Nicola Cuvelier-Mella ; directed by François Chayé.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Chayé, François, film director.

Theorem (Firm), presenter.

Films d'un jour (Firm), presenter.

Cinéfête, (Firm), publisher.

Standardized Title:

À la source de la tyrannie (Motion picture). English.

Language:

English

French

Italian

Korean

Subjects (All):

Dictators--Biography.

Dictators.

Dictators--History--20th century.

Despotism--History--20th century.

Despotism.

Genre:

documentary film.

Biographical films

Biographies

Documentary films

Feature films

Historical films

History

Nonfiction films

Documentary films.

Historical films.

Biographical films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

[Laval, Quebec, Canada]: Cinefete, [2021?]

Language Note:

English narration; originally produced in French; other languages with English subtitles throughout..

System Details:

digital optical

NTSC

video file

DVD-R, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.

Summary:

Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong Un: all of them were once children and teenagers before becoming tyrants. Roots of Tyranny delves into the childhood and youth of some of the most terrible dictators of the 20th and 21st centuries. These youthful portraits outline the future essence of the absolute power they would come to wield one day.

Credits:

Edited by Thomas Patras; original music by Anthony Rouchier.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Duraation of film on container is listed as 57 minutes.

Videodisc release of the motion picture originally produced in French in 2016, and in English in 2021.

Public performance rights (PPR) on all copies.

OCLC:

1419991056