On Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:44:00 EDT Barbara Marantz said: >A colleague is looking for films on revolutions, particularly those >done from a comparative perspective. > >Can anyone help? Any leads would be appreciated. > Two from the 1960s by Gillo Pontecorvo might be a good place to start: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1965): Algerian revolt against French colonialists 1954-62. BURN! (1969): Maltin description: "Egomaniacal Sir William Walker (played by Marlon Brando) is sent by the British to instigate a slave revolt on a Portuguese-controlled sugar-producing Caribbean island." ---------- What the great philosophers have said vis-a-vis love (as interpreted by Matt Groening): Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig and then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun. --Kierkegaard ---------- | Jeremy G. Butler - - - - - - - - - - | Internet : [log in to unmask] | | SCREEN-L Coordinator | BITNET : JBUTLER@UA1VM | | | | Telecommunication & Film Dept * The University of Alabama * Tuscaloosa |