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Colonialism: Ogre or Angel?
195729 min 25 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: John Howe
Production: Ronald DickNicholas Balla
Script: Ronald DickWilliam Weintraub
How the British colonial empire grew is a story as full of adventure as it is of contrast. This film takes us to British colonies, protectorates and protected states to see the impact of industrialization on colonial people, and their awakening desire for self-determination.
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Subject categories
- Politics and Government > Colonialism and IndependenceCommonwealth and British Colonies
- Developing Countries > Colonization and DecolonizationEconomic and Industrial DevelopmentPolitics, Government and History
- Foreign Countries > Commonwealth and British Colonies
- Industry and Commerce > Foreign CountriesIndustrial Development
Credits
- producer
- Ronald Dick
- executive producer
- Nicholas Balla
- script
- Ronald Dick
- William Weintraub
- sound
- George Croll
- Ron Alexander
- editing
- Douglas Tunstell
- Nicholas Balla
- Ronald Dick
- Marion Meadows
- Jean Roy
- narrator
- Edgar McInnis
- music
- Maurice Blackburn
- Robert Fleming
- Eldon Rathburn
- Norman Bigras
- director
- John Howe