The New President
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In 1945, US President Harry S. Truman authorised the dropping of two nuclear bombs on Japan. In 1969, this amateur movie recalls this decision in a drastic montage of contrasts.
The New President
Der neue Präsident
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Matinee Saxon State Archive 2024
Documentary Film
GDR
1969
4 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles:
None
This pointed montage of contrasts recalls the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, authorised by US President Harry S. Truman, and the devastating consequences: images of Harry in a warm embrace with a girl, images of wounded children in Japan. In September 1945, the island state in the Far East surrendered and the Second World War was officially over.
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Director
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Producer
Amateurfilmstudio Bezirkskabinett für Kulturarbeit Potsdam
