Banner of the April Revolution
Banner of the April Revolution
See also catalog # 496489, 523474, 523475, 523477 A superb Soviet propaganda documentary glorifying the Marxist-Leninist government of Afghanistan and the Soviet occupation there, as well as condemning the Muslim rebel movement (from both Pakistan & Afghanistan), effectively calling them paid goons and puppets of the imperialist United States, which they were. This film is especially of note in light of the events of 9/11/2001.
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DO NOT USE MS assault rifles lined up on ground. MCUs passports. MS One-Leg Abdul Waheed limping about rebel compound.
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MS/MCUs Abdul Waheed repenting in prison, saying he is among the many victims of American imperialism , and that he was paid in counterfeit money printed in Pakistan . MCU counterfeit monies (foreign dollars).
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DO NOT USE MS/CUs Abdul Waheed in rebel compound (British news footage laden with dropouts).
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Prison interview w/ Abdul Waheed; shows off his prosthetic leg.
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DO NOT USE British newsreel footage of Muslim rebels trekking through Afghan countryside, mules hauling bundles of ammunition up hill, rebels talking w/ reporters, stockpiling weapons.
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More prison interview w/ Waheed.
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DO NOT USE Newsreel of Pakistanis allegedly protesting against Afghani rebels in Pakistan; protest turns into wild riot as state police intervene; old man is suppressed, woman tears hair out, man is caned on buttocks in public square.
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Afghani refugee camp (soiled children, filthy adults, deplorable conditions).
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CUs grandfather clock (face and swinging pendulum)
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Afghan woman talking about the horrors caused by Afghan rebels.
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Color. Same woman wraps her head. Family scenes. Woman speaks about how happy she is now. Sunset. Another woman wearing a veil. She has lost her sons.
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DO NOT USE Still Photos.
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Woman crying. TLS/MSs cemetery in Kabul,
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DO NOT USE Graves of state soldiers killed by rebels. Graves have photos of the decesed.
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MS old woman weeping.
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Babrak Karmal and group of party functionaries attending Soviet-styled march honoring those killed while fighting rebels; honorary wreaths are laid at cemetery. Panning TLS Kabul cemetery.
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MSs state soldiers marching piously into anniversary jubilee, some bearing flags, others assault rifles.
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MSs Afghan tank command being presented party membership cards in field.
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Battle sequence, Afghanistan: TLS/MSs Soviet-made tanks rolling through desert; MSs state soldiers firing AK-47 assault rifles, tossing grenades; MSs explosions; MS/MCUs dead rebel soldiers in ditch; MCUs captured Afghan rebels, some speaking to camera; MSs captured rebels being led by state soldiers through desert valley, laying down arms; MCU cache of rifles.