Rent World in Action: Vol.1 (1991)
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5h 25min
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- Synopsis:
Twelve of the most important episodes from the hard-hitting ITV current affairs series.
Mick Jagger (1967)
An exclusive interview with Jagger after his jail sentence for drug possession was quashed.
End of a Revolution (1967)
A portrait of Bolivia and events leading to Che Guevara's death and the trial of Regis Dubray.
The Demonstration (1968)
WIA covers the London anti-Vietnam war demonstrations of 16 March 1968.
The Quiet Mutiny (1970)
John Pilger's award-winning documentary on growing discontent among US troops in Vietnam.
The Man Who Stole Uganda (1971)WIA visits Uganda following the January 1971 military coup that brought Idi Amin to power.
Death of a Revolutionary (1971)
The funeral of George Jackson, a member of the controversial Black Panthers, killed allegedly trying to escape from San Quentin Prison.
The Seige of Kontum (1972)
The plight of the Mohtagnards, Vietnam's mountain people, caught up in the battle for Kontum.
The Life and Death of Steve Biko (1977)
WIA looks at the life of non-violent black radical Steve Biko, following his death in police custody.
Prisoner of Terrorism (1978)
An exclusive interview with Horst Mahler, one of the brains behind the Baader-Meinhof group.
Banged Up (1979)
WIA spends a day with the warden and inmates of Manchester's overcrowded Strangeways Prison.
Killing for a Cure (1981)
WIA follows the campaign of the 'Animal Liberation Front' to stop the use of animals in experiments.
The Birmingham Six - Their Own Story (1991)
he Birmingham Six exclusively discuss their 1974 conviction for the IRA Birmingham pub bombings.- Actors:
- Terry Bond, Norman Brown, Fredwid Rashcoe, Stephen Wood, Thomas Corbishley, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, William Rees-Mogg, John Arthur Thomas Robinson, Frank Soskice, Alberto Bailey Gutierréz, Fidel Castro, Régis Debray, Federico Escobac, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Douglas Henderson, Rene Barrientos Ortuno, Félix Rodríguez, Tariq Ali, Jerry Landay
- Directors:
- Brian Moser, Charles Denton
- Producers:
- Leslie Woodhead, Brian Moser, David Plowright, John Pilger, Charles Denton, John Sheppard, Dick Fontaine, Michael Beckham, Malcolm Clarke, Michael Ryan, Eva Kolouchova, John Blake, Ian McBride, Eamon O'Connor, Charles Tremayne
- Voiced By:
- Alex Mitchell
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Documentaries
