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Food: Secret of the Peace

Name: Food: Secret of the Peace
Duration: 11 min

Stuart Legg

1945 | 11 min

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Made at the end of WWII, this short film shows scenes of food queues, hunger riots and famine in liberated Europe, pointing out the political danger that lies in starvation conditions. Causes of food shortages and measures taken by the Allies to solve these problems are described.

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