Salvador Allende Gossens: A Testimony

197418 min 50 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Maurice BulbulianMichel Gauthier

Production: Jean-Marc Garand

A brief acquaintance with the president of Chile before his assassination in September, 1973. In 1972, several miners from Québec went to Chile to observe mining operations there. They also met with the President of the Republic. Salvador Allende explains, publicly at a meeting of icampanneros r, as well as in a conference with the visitors, the revolutionary socio-economic reforms he envisages for his country, which include nationalization of the copper industry. René Lévesque, Théo Gagné and Joseph Gosselin appear in the film. (A film for all students of political change. With English subtitles).

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  • Politics and Government > Colonialism and IndependencePortraits
  • Mining > Mining IndustriesWork Issues
  • Developing Countries > Politics, Government and HistoryPortraitsSouth America
  • Media Education > AdvertisingJournalism/News
  • Social Studies > Social History
  • History > World History

Credits


director
Maurice Bulbulian
Michel Gauthier
producer
Jean-Marc Garand
camera
Martin Duckworth
Pierre Letarte
sound
Richard Besse