The Threatening Sky
The Threatening Sky

The Threatening Sky

10.0

0 hr 32 min

1966-09-05

1

Pro-Vietnamese film created by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens. This black and white film begins with an introduction by Bertrand Russell, who explains the history of the run-up to the American involvement in Vietnam. The film shows scenes of Vietnamese soldiers in trenches, American helicopters, agricultural workers, and children assembling anti-aircraft shells. A narrator speaks of the American invasion as being on par with the Germans during World War II and characterizes the Vietnamese as resistance fighters. Anti-American protests are shown. Ivens is shown interviewing Ho Chi Minh. Vietnamese villagers build dams for rice paddies, make traps using bamboo spikes, and take cover during air raids. Scenes include the headquarters of the National Liberation Front, a military execution, bombings, and villagers fighting back against US aggression.

Documentary

War

Trailers

Characters

Joris Ivens

Joris Ivens

Interviewer

Hồ Chí Minh

Hồ Chí Minh

Himself

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell

Himself

Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson

Narrator (UK)

Serge Reggiani

Serge Reggiani

Narrator

Phạm Văn Đồng

Phạm Văn Đồng

Premier of North Vietnam

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