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Paris 1919 : inside the peace talks that changed the world / produced by the National Film Board of Canada in co-production with 13 Production in association with Galafilm in co-production with Arte France in association with TVO, RTBF Belgium TV, Simple Production, GA&A Productions Italy, SBS-TV Australia, TSR Switzerland and YLE Teema Finland ; producers, Gerry Flahive, Paul Saadoun ; written and directed by Paul Cowan.

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 30955-DLanguage: English, French Original language: English Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada : BFS Entertainment & Multimedia, [2008]Copyright date: © 2008Edition: WidescreenDescription: 1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • D 644 .P37 2009
Production credits:
  • Photographed by Paul Cowan ; editors, Denis Papillon & Annie Ilkow ; original music composed by Robert M. Lepage.
Narrator, R.H. Thomson.Summary: "How can you make peace when what you really want is revenge? In the wake of 37 million casualties at the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson took his dream of a League of Nations to Paris to seek "peace everlasting," joining over 30 international delegations who descended upon the city fo the most ambitious peace talks in history. Helmed by the Big Four (the United States, France, Great Britain and Italy), the Paris Peace Conference ultimately and ironically sowed the seeds of resentment that led to World War II"--Container.
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DVDs DVDs American University in Dubai American University in Dubai AUDIO & DVD Collection DVD D 644 .P37 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5124297

Inspired by the book by Margaret MacMillan.

Special features: From the pages of history : the making of Paris 1919; Narrating history : R.H. Thomson; Peacmaking : Margaret MacMillan on the Paris Peace Conference.

Photographed by Paul Cowan ; editors, Denis Papillon & Annie Ilkow ; original music composed by Robert M. Lepage.

Narrator, R.H. Thomson.

"How can you make peace when what you really want is revenge? In the wake of 37 million casualties at the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson took his dream of a League of Nations to Paris to seek "peace everlasting," joining over 30 international delegations who descended upon the city fo the most ambitious peace talks in history. Helmed by the Big Four (the United States, France, Great Britain and Italy), the Paris Peace Conference ultimately and ironically sowed the seeds of resentment that led to World War II"--Container.

DVD, widescreen; Dolby Digital.

Public performance rights were obtained for this title.

Soundtracks: English, French; subtitles: English; closed-captioned.

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