1961

99. NFB — The Rough Road to Freedom — 28 min 06 s

This film shows the western influence on North Africa and the Middle East. Technology, which had halted for a thousand years, spurts ahead as new revolutionary leaders, like Bourguiba, Nasser and Kassem, reorganize feudal society. Part three of the original six—part series.

Producer — James Beveridge, Nicholas Balla
Script and Text — William Weintraub
Editor — Dennis Sawyer, Margaret Ellis, George Kaczender
Sound — Joan Edward, Jean Shannon
Voice and Narration — James Beveridge