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Assignment: Venezuela (1956)

Assignment: Venezuela poster
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

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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