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Army film on postwar devastation and the threat of disease

Film | Accession Number: 1994.119.1 | RG Number: RG-60.0924 | Film ID: 902

Orientation Film no. 17: shows widespread devastation and deprivation resulting from the war and conducive to disease and epidemics.
Reel 1: Explains how these dangers can be combated. Contains many scenes of personal suffering of war refugees and displaced persons. Shows how uncontrolled reunions spread diseases.


Film Title
The Pale Horseman
Duration
00:10:30
Date
Production:  1946
Locale
Germany
Europe
China
Soviet Union
Washington, DC, United States
Language
English
Genre/Form
Propaganda.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Director: Irving Jacoby
Producer: United Films
Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.
Editor: Peter F. Elgar
Editor: Henry Brant
B&W / Color
Black & White
Image Quality
Fair
Time Code
01:12:37:00 to 01:23:07:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 902 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 902 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 1994.
Copied From
16mm; 35mm; b/w
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 1373
Source Archive Number: 111 OF 17 R1

Rights and Restrictions

Copyright
No restrictions on use. Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain.
 
Record last modified: 2020-09-22 13:10:15
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