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Film Description
Attack on the Americas (1980)
Sponsor: American Security Council Foundation for the Coalition for Peace Through Strength. Production Co.: Wentworth Films Inc. Director/Editor: Sandra W. Bradley. Transfer Note: Scanned from a 16mm print held by the Library of Congress. Running Time: 27 minutes.
Short suggesting that the Central American conflicts of the era were an indicator of Soviet-Cuban expansionism and a threat to American interests. The piece warns that Soviet-Cuban influence could spread throughout Central and South America and northward. Appearing are Ronald Reagan, Jeane Kirkpatrick, Henry Kissinger, and Alfonso Robelo, a former Sandinista leader.
Note: Produced for television and for nontheatrical viewing. Updated in 1982.
Resources
“Latin Unrest Called a Peril to U.S.,” New York Times, Dec. 17, 1980, A4.