The Jungle That Was

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Genre: Documentary film
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Year: 1950
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Runtime: 00:21:45
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Description: The history of the Niger project in French West Africa and the work being done in land reclamation, irrigation and rice-growing—with equipment purchased through the Marshall Plan. (Note: France applied some of the Marshall Plan aid it received to its overseas colonies and “Departements.”) © 2002 Linda R. Christenson
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Keywords: VICTOR-E project / dam / river / village / agriculture / colonialism / under construction / reclamation of land / ERP / Marshall plan / crop plant / cotton / health care
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Collection:
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Provider: Deutsches Historisches Museum
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Rights: In Copyright / USIA - Embassy of the United States of America / Press Office, Berlin
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Production company: Cooperative Generale du Cinema Francais, Paris, for ECA France
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Colour: Black & White
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Director: Roger Verdier
André Gillet -
Sound: With sound
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Date:
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Document type:
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Collection: Films of the Marshall Plan
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Language: en