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| Summary: | In the early hours of September 11, 1973 a military coup d'etat begins in Santiago de Chile. It is lead by General Pinochet and directed against Salvador Allende, democratically elected President three years prior to these events. Allende decides to barricade himself with a few loyal friends and his guards in La Moneda, the presidential Palace of Santiago. He refuses to negotiate with the military, and addresses the Chilean people one last time over the national radio. When the air force starts bombing the Palace, he tells his supporters to surrender, and refusing this choice for himself, commits suicide.
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 2007. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (53 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences. |
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| Playing Time: | 00:52:59 |
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| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Flash or compatible software. |
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| Production Credits: | Executive producesr, Michael Trabitzsch, Michel Noll ; photography, Bernd Meiners ; sound, Fernando Mecklenbourg ; editors, Anja Neeral [and others] ; music Wolfgang Loos. |
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| ISBN: | 9781605723549
1605723541 |
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| Access: | Available to licensees only. |
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| Participant or Performer: | Narrator, Christopher Mack.
Isidro Garcia, Salvador Allende, Osvaldo Puccio, Carlos Jorquera, Isabelle Allende, Faride Zeran, Roberto Thieme. |
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| Language: | In English and Spanish with English voiceovers. |
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