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| Cote: | PP 746/9.6/182 |
| Cote de gestion: | U 16/182 |
| Cotes anciennes: | CX-01-038B |
| Titre: | You can count on us / On Peut Compter Sur Nous |
| Dates: | 1961 |
| Période de création: | 01/01/1961 - 31/12/1961 |
| Niveau: | Pièce |
| Importance matérielle: | 1 film |
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| Contenu: | General Mobutu explains what is the mission of the congolese army: to prevent conflicts between opposed groups, and establish unity on the basis of moral criteria, for the good of all and to the advantage of no one. /
Display and parade of army forces in the city-center of Leopoldville before the General Mobutu, which gives confidence to the population (voice-over). /
Head of para-commandos speaks (sync) and says that in order to give newly independent Congo a good way to go, it needs good soldiers. And in rder to be a good soldier, one has to have a weapon in the hand, a good idea in the head, and a good passion in the heart: "Frank Buchman said it". / Groups of para-commandos sing and march in front of officers. / Various shots of para commandos training in the field /
9min:35sec: Para-commandos have prepared a theatre play to teach their colleagues "ideological war": Ennemies of the country come and give "weak" soldiers women, money, alcohol or hemp to smoke. A communist agent takes notes on how soldiers can be corrupted. After that 3 "good" soldiers come, are offered hemp, women, money and alcohol but refuse to be corrupted. /
12min: 30sec: an officer says that he's been sent to a conference in Caux, Switzerland to participate in an MRA conference, where he meets a chinise General (General ho ?) - who tells how chinese communist soldiers and officers could win a battle by using "moral weaknesses" of the ennemy by offering them more money and higher ranks in the troops. /
14mins: On june 30th, 1961, Congo celebrates its independance 1st anniversary. Several shots of military parades in front of head of state. /
In order to raise morality in the congolese army, the film "Freedom" has been shown in all the centres of the national army, dubbed in Lingala which is spoken by all soldiers. (excerpt of film "Freedom" watched by congolese people). /
19min: 45sec: Colwell Brothers sing "Vive le Congo".
Type of film: documentary
Sort of footage: finished film
Production's date: 1961 (Dates guessed after the voice-over, mentionning events in Leopoldville in november 1960)
Length: 00:14:00 (hh:mm:ss)
Color: black & white
Original format: 16mm
Subtitles: no subtitles
Copy's audio language: English
Sound remarks: Sound is fine
Copyright Holder: IofC USA
Prod. Company: Moral Re-Armament
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| Règles d'accès: | Autorisation de consultation des originaux uniquement par la donatrice. Une copie numérique de chaque film est consultable aux Archives de la Ville de Lausanne. |
| Langue: | - |
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| Originaux, existence et lieu de conservation: | Archives cantonales vaudoises |
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