The Changing Face of Europe (No. 3): Somewhere to Live - 1951 Part 5

Description

This film is part of a series meant to assess the achievements of the European Recovery Program and the condition of Western Europe five years after the end of World War II. This program focuses specifically on housing. The war-shattered French town of Caen, scene of a major battle in the invasion of Normandy, is filmed in order to exemplify the most serious challenge that Europe still faces five years after war's end - the search for places to live. The citizens of Caen - a city that must be rebuilt from rubble - find it difficult even to provide temporary shelter for construction workers. Elsewhere, from the destroyed villages of Greece, to the homeless seeking shelter in the catacombs of Rome, to the long way to Scandinavia, the search is on for solutions. International cooperation and the pooling of ideas, skills, and materials must be part of the remedy. A Marshall Plan Film, executive produced by Ian Dalrymple, directed by Jacques Brunius, narrated by Leo Genn, and produced by Wessex Film Productions, Ltd., London, for ECA/OSR.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities