Postwar Problems and Solutions


2h 5m 1988

Film Details

Also Known As
March of Time: 1946-1949, The
Genre
Political
Release Date
1988
Location
Germany; Greece; England, United Kingdom; Czechoslovakia; France; Washington, DC, USA; Turkey; Soviet Union; Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 5m

Synopsis

Film Details

Also Known As
March of Time: 1946-1949, The
Genre
Political
Release Date
1988
Location
Germany; Greece; England, United Kingdom; Czechoslovakia; France; Washington, DC, USA; Turkey; Soviet Union; Israel

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 5m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States May 25, 1988

Released in United States on Video May 25, 1988

"The March of Time" newsreels, which began in 1935 and ended in 1951, were shown in theaters worldwide during the years of production as shorts before the feature presentation. They utilized actuality footage as well as staged re-enactments in their depiction of events occuring in the world.

35mm

b&w

Part 1: "America's Postwar Problems, Part I" consists of the following newsreels: "Post-war Jobs?" "Post-War Farms" "The Returning Veteran" "Wanted: More Homes" "Problem Drinkers" "Is Everybody Happy?" "The American Cop".

Part 2: "America's Postwar Problems, Part II" consists of the following newsreels: "The Teachers' Crisis" "Your Doctors - 1947" "New Trains For Old" "T-Men in Action" "The Presidential Year" "Stop - Heavy Traffic!" "The Nation's Mental Health".

Part 3: "Postwar Problems Beyond, Part I" consists of the following newsreels: "The New U.S. Frontier" "Palestine Problem" "18 Million Orphans" "Justice Comes to Germany" "Report on Greece" "The New France".

Part 4: "Postwar Problems Beyond, Part II" consists of the following newsreels: "World Food Problem" "The Soviet's Neighbor, Czechoslovakia" "Germany - Handle With Care!" "Storm Over Britain XIII/13" "Turkey's 100 Million" "End of an Empire?" "Policeman's Holiday".

Part 5: "Modern Mainstreet, U.S.A." consists of the following newsreels: "Public Relations" "This Means You" "The Case of Mrs. Conrad" "White Collar Girls" "Watchdogs of the Mail" "Farming Pays Off" "Mid-Century: Half-Way to Where?" "Where's the Fire?"

Shot between 1946-1949.

Released in United States May 25, 1988

Released in United States on Video May 25, 1988 (as a 5 cassette series)