Movies and TvShows featuring "marshall-plan" theme.

Welcome Mr. Marshall! is a Spanish comedy film set in the 1950s. The story revolves around the fictional Spanish town, Villar del Río, which eagerly awaits the visit of American officials who are expected to provide financial aid through the Marshall Plan. The excitement and preparations in the town take unexpected turns as the locals try to impress the Americans and showcase their exaggerated ideas of American culture. The film hilariously portrays the clash of stereotypes, highlighting the absurdity of certain cultural expectations. Through comedic situations and lively characters, Welcome Mr. Marshall! provides a humorous critique of Spanish society and its aspirations during that time.

In Allied-occupied Germany, an naive American soldier falls in love with a German woman, leading to a taboo relationship. As he becomes entangled in a Nazi conspiracy, he must navigate corruption and abuse of power.

Documentary short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Marshall Plan Collection, in 2003.

Think Global, Act Rural is a documentary that explores the consequences of industrial agriculture, focusing on issues such as economic inequality, pesticide use, soil degradation, and the exploitation of farmers. The film highlights the importance of sustainable and organic farming practices.

The teacher explains to her students, step by step and with full details and live examples, how are the different types of execution: the electric chair, the garrote, the gallows ..

This documentary film traces the Marshall Plan's role in revitalizing Germany's coal industry after World War II. The Marshall Plan enabled German volunteers to migrate to the Ruhr, find jobs, and receive training in mining. The new jobs improved the German economy and European industry as a whole, which also benefited from the new energy sources. The film describes advances in Great Britain and France that resulted from the Marshall Plan, and contrasts the Soviets' refusal to participate in similar programs.

Agitprop short made in West Germany. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.

A short economic history of the world from Neolithic man through the present day which espouses free trade and global economics.

The story of the dollar is that of a myth, the American dream. The dollar flinches and the world quakes. Are we living the first signs of the end of an empire? The Marvelous History of the US Dollar examines the green back's history, allure, and unique role as a catalyst for globalization, and how the American buck became so almighty that "$" is the most powerful symbol on earth.