A tour of a typical Austrian refugee camp, showing something of the extent of the problem. Yul Brynner records interviews with the refugees. One particularly moving sequence shows an elderly refugee talking on the long distance telephone with his family in the United States.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322333
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Refugee camps
Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugee camps
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Refugees
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social isolation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social justice
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social isolation
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)