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Fortress of Peace

Fortress of Peace

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 25, 1964

Runtime

0h 20m

User Score

60%

Original Title

Wehrhafte Schweiz

Production Companies

Farner-Looser Films, Cinerama Productions

Director

John Fernhout

Description

Wehrhafte Schweiz is a Swiss Army propaganda film, made for the Expo 64 national exhibition in the then-prevailing spirit of geistige Landesverteidigung, "cultural national defense". It portrays the Swiss Army fighting against an unnamed, unseen enemy, using heavy weapons such as flamethrowers, artillery, tanks and bomber aircraft. After the enemy is repelled, the film closes with idyllic shots of beautiful Swiss landscapes. The 20-minute film was shot using the latest action film techniques in the Cinerama format on expensive MCS-70 Super Panorama 70mm stock. (Wikipedia)