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“The Threatening Sky” (1966) is a black-and-white pro-Vietnamese documentary by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens and narrated by Lindsay Anderson. The film depicts the Vietnam War (1955-1975), comparing American troops to WWII Germans and Vietnamese soldiers to resistance fighters.

Film opens (0:08). Bertrand Russell introduces film, American imperialist ideology (0:35-4:45). Map of south-east Asia (Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam), Geneva Conference of 1954 and reunification of Vietnam (1:13). Credits continue, cuts between credits and footage of combat (4:46). Vietnamese soldier adjusts anti-aircraft gun as jet flies over sky (5:53). American soldiers land on beach in Southern Vietnam in amphibious landing vehicle (perhaps Amphibious Vehicle- LVTP-5) (6:05). Soldier directs Landing Craft Utility LCU-1476 towards shore (6:16). Bell UH-1D helicopter, fight against People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in North Vietnam (6:31). Perhaps DShk 38/46 12.77 mm machine gun (North Vietnamese .51-Caliber Copter Killer) (6:34). Marines Sikorsky H-34 helicopter in jungle (6:48). Briefing for pilots on attacks on North Vietnam (6:56). McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II (7:08). Camouflaged PAVN soldiers fire at American jets (7:20). Scenes of daily life in Hanoi, preparations for anticipated attack (8:08). Locals check bulletin for updates (8:42). Life in the countryside: Views from car window of agrarian workers in rice fields (9:04). After bridges bombed, infrastructure replaced by ferry services; GAZ-M20 Pobeda drives off ferry (9:27). Ivens interviews local teenagers, men, women; Establishment of National Liberation Front (NLF) as collaboration between peasants, workers, politicians (1960) (9:41). Teenage girls, boys clean anti-aircraft artillery; Narrator discusses struggle against French colonialists, battle at Dien Bien Phu (10:38). North Vietnamese gunmen operate 37 mm anti-air gun (11:01). Guerrilla fighting in jungle (11:12). Civilian soldiers making up a local “defense core” in north, march with sticks and spears, sing war songs (12:17). Ox herded along rural village street (12:56). Various civilians go into forest, gather leaves and shrubs for camouflage for guerrilla troops; Transported using river boats (13:10). Peasants dig up trenches to set up artillery in rice fields (13:58). Coal plant in Northern Vietnam (15:18). Peasant women work in rice field, some women use ox to till rice fields (16:02). Worker at industrial plant rings air raid sound, workers take artillery and run into mountains before returning to work when raid ends (17:06). Boys in school uniforms reenact scenes of warfare around them (18:28). Young men come forward to volunteer and fight with NLFSV (19:05). Nguyễn Hữu Thọ speaks to NLFSV soldiers at training camp (19:42). Strategic command of NLFSV in middle of jungle; Mobile headquarters on river boats (20:10). Food at camp: Soldier prepares ration of one ball of rice (20:37). NLFSV soldier demonstrates construction of jungle booby trap: Rural villagers sharpen bamboo sticks, finished sticks poke out of soil (21:21). Joris Ivens with Ho Chi Minh, likens war to “fox hunt;” Footage of tree trunk with pointed spikes swings through forest (21:53). Self-immolation of monk Thich Quang Duc in Saigon; Clashes between Saigon police and monks (22:45). Execution by fire squad of patriots (23:19). American troops patrol rural villages, round up rebel insurgents (23:27). Second period of American intervention: Bombing campaign on industrial centers like railways, mines, roads (23:54). Stone horse and elephant sculpture perhaps tomb of Emperor Tu Duc (24:41). Young boy gathers paper leaflets dropped by American forces; Scenes from surrounding village: Bullet holes in walls, broken pots in mud (25:05). Make-shift field hospital for locals suffering injuries from bombs dropped by American Boeing B-52 Stratofortress; Montage dead farm animals, villagers, and barren trees as result of bombardment (26:02). Women work in rice fields, air raid signal sounds and workers run to shelters and others to anti-aircraft defenses while some continue to work (28:24). Camera pans rice field (29:38). Perhaps fleet of American Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers; Ensuing battle scene POV from inside cockpit as rockets launched on Vietnamese fighters below who operate anti-aircraft guns (30:02). Montage Vietnamese people marching in unison, singing patriotic songs (31:05). Film ends (32:06).

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