Assignment: Venezuela (1956)

Directed by

Jack Tobin

Genre

propaganda film

Country

United States of America, Venezuela

Runtime

24 min

Rated

NR

Rating

4.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This short film follows a fictional traveler learning about working and living in Venezuela for an oil company job. It promotes the benefits and opportunities of the country.

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What happens

Assignment: Venezuela is a 1956 American short sponsored film. It is a fictional travelogue designed to promote working in the oil industry in Venezuela. It was directed by John H. "Jack" Tobin and is part of the Prelinger Archives, available in the public domain. It was made into a Mystery Science Theater 3000 spoof in the 1990s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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