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(1971/Bolivia; 90min. b&w, sound); Dir. Jorge Sanjinés. Cast: Domitila de Chungara, Eusebio Gironda, Federico Vallejo. A powerful reenactment of the 1967 San Juan Massacre, in which the Bolivian military, acting on behalf of the government, murdered striking tin miners and their families in a surprise nighttime raid. Lent a vivid realism by the participation of witnesses and survivors.

On this episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now, Professor Jerry Carlson sits down (College of Staten Island) with Barbara Morris (Fordham University) and critic Susan Ryan to discuss "The Courage of the People", part of series on Latin American cinema. Recorded on May 15th, 1989 at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Media Center.

Efforts to preserve this program were made possible by "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).