Paris 1919: A Treaty for Peace (2009) Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix
Paris 1919: A Treaty for Peace (2009)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x396 | x264 @ 1800 Kbps | 101 min | 1,41 Gb
Audio: English-Français MP3 @ 186 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded for Français parts)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
DVDRip | MKV | 720x396 | x264 @ 1800 Kbps | 101 min | 1,41 Gb
Audio: English-Français MP3 @ 186 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded for Français parts)
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
Director: Paul Cowan
Writers: Paul Cowan, Margaret MacMillan (book)
Stars: David Lowe, Paul Bandey, Yan Brian
Using archival footage and dramatic re-enactments, this documentary deals with the immediate aftermath of the 1918 armistice that brought World War I to an end. From January to July 1919, the Paris Peace Conference dealt not only with issues related to Germany but with the thorny issue of national boundaries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. From this conference emerged Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia; the annexation of parts of Germany by other countries; the creation of Iraq; and the transfer of German colonies in Africa and China to new colonial masters. It also led to the creation of the League of Nations, championed by President Woodrow Wilson but which the US never joined. When they finally dealt with the issue of war reparations, they imposed a payments schedule on Germany that many believe provided the underpinnings of World War II.
I certainly enjoyed it and found it on the obscure "Military Channel". Growing up in the 60s there was a steady stream of historical films about Pasteur, Reuters, Marconi that went totally over my head. I can recall endless medieval films on cold Sunday afternoons where i couldn't wait to have the channel turned. NOw as an adult I cherish gems such as this, where they took character actors(what good would Richard Gere have done as Woodrow Wilson)and had them act out the true life events of the time, interspersed with real footage. It amazed me to see Ho Chi Migh trying to get an audience with Wilson to get the French out of Indochina- how those two would intersect blew me away. WWI veterans dominated the world up to the mid 60's(Eisenhower, Churchill, Macarthur, etc.) so they went from the horse age to the space age. Ifthey really said what was said about a weakened Germany would be ripe for a demagogue then it just shows how important the study of history is. All in all a treasure.
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Paris 1919: A Treaty for Peace (2009) Paris 1919: Un traité pour la paix
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