Other titles:LES ANNÉES DÉCISIVES (French title) [Alternative Title]
ENTSCHEIDENDE JAHRE (German title) [Alternative Title]
BESLISSENDE JAREN (Dutch title) [Alternative Title]
ODLUCUJUCE GODINE (Yugoslav title) [Alternative Title]
Summary: The historical beginnings of the Marshall Plan and the OECD, in response to the post-war needs of the European peoples, are explained, and the results of their first years of operation through the European Recovery Programme. The film also explores the effects on of the ERP on the lives of individual men and women (including French farmers, Norwegian fishermen, British coal miners, Italian olive growers and Dutch weavers).
Description: (Reel 1) The film considers the negative effects on European economies resulting from their lack of confidence in each other’s currencies and shortages of materials and finished goods in specific areas. Industrial and agricultural scenes are used to illustrate the partial recovery of European economies following the destruction of the Second World War. Though Europeans strive towards the return of stable societies their efforts are undermined by weakness in the underlying economies: their situation in 1947 is discussed at length. Secretary of State of the United States of America General George Marshall is introduced as the advocate of the Marshall Plan, a means to provide American aid to cooperative European countries. Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and the Soviet Union meet in Paris in 1947 to discuss the plan, where Foreign Minsiter of Molotov of the Soviet Union rejects the proposal. The establishment of Organisation for European Economic Co-operation (OEEC) in Paris the following year is shown.
[Only the 1st of this 2 reel production are held in English]
Alternative Title:LES ANNÉES DÉCISIVES (French title) [Alternative Title]
ENTSCHEIDENDE JAHRE (German title) [Alternative Title]
BESLISSENDE JAREN (Dutch title) [Alternative Title]
ODLUCUJUCE GODINE (Yugoslav title) [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NAT 181
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM NATO
Featured Period:
Production Date:1950
Production Country: United States of America
France
Production Details: Economic Cooperation Administration, Office of the Special Representative in Europe (Production sponsor)
March of Time (Production company)
Hrkalovic (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 933 ft; Running time: c. 10 mins 20 secs
