The Revolution will not now take place

United Kingdom, 1969

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Robert Conquest writes and narrates the history of communism from 1917 to 1969, showing that a true Marxist revolution of power to the people has never occurred. A masterly summary of 52 years of political history, this documentary includes a clip from the Halas and Batchelor animated film version of “Animal Farm”, Leon Trotsky reading a speech in English, Leonard Schapiro commenting on Stalin vs Trotsky and archival footage of historical figures such as Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Churchill, Kruzchev, Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Minh. Stills filmed by Ken Morse.

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Credits

producer/director

David Wheeler

production company

BBC-TV

Duration

00:51:05:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

313869

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Revolutions

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism - Soviet Union

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communism and social sciences

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Revolutions

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

History → Castro, Fidel, 1927-

History → History

History → Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924

History → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976

History → Revolutions

History → Soviet Union - History - Revolution, 1917-1921

History → Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

History → Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940

People → Castro, Fidel, 1927-

People → Ho, Chi Minh, 1890-1969

People → Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924

People → Mao, Tse-tung, 1893-1976

People → Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953

People → Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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