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The Battle of Height 625 (2)
Origin
North Vietnam
The film was about the battle for the hill 625 between the American and the North Vietnamese troops.
It is in a documentary form and appears to be made up from various news footages.
九號公路大捷
Great Victory of Highway 9 AB #
Origin: North Vietnam
It is a war film showing an American defeat in the attempt to capture highway 9. The subtitles laid the blame of the Vietnamese war squarely onto the Americans.
Battle of Algiers
Origin: Italy
The film depicts the violent revolutionary struggle by the Algerian National Liberal Front against the French, the ruthless French reprisals and the sudden mass demonstration of the Algerians, ending in their independence on July 2, 1962.
The Fate of Gum Hui and Un Hui ( 金姬與銀姬的命運 )
Origin North Korea
This a North Korean propaganda film depicting the deplorable life in South Korea by showing the different life styles of two twin sisters. The twin sister living in North Korea grew up to become a singer and dancer and lived happily with her foster parents. The sister in South Korea was forced to work in a cabaret. The film at the end tried to suggest it was the American army that had created the difference.
Dersu Uzala
Origin: Japan-USSR
Dersu is a member of a minority race living in the border between China and Russia. In 1902, a Russian · captain was in the region on a survey mission and met Dersu. They became friends and had some adventures together. They travelled together and met "bad Chinese" called "Gunguzi" who raped, killed, stole and committed other vices. Eventually, Dersu became blind and agreed to the captain's offer to live in Russia. However, Dersu could not adapt to the new environment and decided to go back to where he lived. The captain gave him a new rifle, but when he was seen by the bandit Chinese, he was killed for its possession.
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