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Project XX: End of the Trail

1967 · 60 min

A sober, old-fashioned educational documentary that walks you through a grim chapter of history with narration and archival imagery.

Directed by
Donald B. Hyatt
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Walter Brennan
Overview
This classic episode of NBC News' "Project Twenty" series presents an early look at the travesty of the frontier settlers' inhumane treatment of Native Americans in the West. (Note: Originally part of Project XX, this film was also distributed separately on 16mm for schools and libraries, qualifying it as a standalone documentary.)

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Directed by
Donald B. Hyatt
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Walter Brennan
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    Themes
    • colonialism
    • violence
    • justice
    • race
    Places
    • wilderness
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    period
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • true story
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Donald B. Hyatt
    Written by
    Philip H. Reisman Jr.
    Starring
    Walter Brennan
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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