Highlights the history and the achievements of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC). After a long period of constant wars and conflicts – visualized by geographical maps of Europe, historical paintings of battle scenes and images of extensive post-war urban damages – the six member states of the ECSC finally found a way of peaceful cooperation. In the film, also the High Authority, the European Assembly and the Court of Justice are shown. through the Schuman declaration. The successful results of the ECSC are illustrated by infographics that testify to the growth in the European coal and steel production. The ECSC’s advantages for the workers are also emphasized by explaining the measures taken against unemployment, and by raising the fact that free circulation of workers in the member countries is legally supported. The film concludes with a statement by Enzo Ghiacchero, member of the ECSC High Authority, who sees the Community as the basis for a peaceful and prosperous European future. The two language versions differ slightly in the comment and the length of two sequences.

Genre
Compilation Film

Credits
Production Country: Italy
Film Production Company: La Gamma Cinematografica
Commissioning Institution: Information Service of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community

Director: Emilio Marsili
Producer: Unknown
Script: Unknown
Cinematography: Aldo Nascimben
Film Editing: Unknown
Music: Teo Usuelli

Technical Information
Original Film Format: 35 mm
Duration: 8 minutes / 9 minutes
Colour: Colour

European History, European Community of Coal and Steel, High Authority, Second World War, Schuman Declaration, Production Increase, Improvement of Efficiency, European Court of Justice, Ruhr Area, Golden Triangel, Labour Migration, Free Movement of Labour, Luxembourg, Strasbourg

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French, Italian

Video

Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna

The film was digitised from the copy located at the Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna. Digital reproduction of the film is available online at: Cineteca di Bologna, Bologna (2019)

Clemens, Gabriele: «Auftrag Europa» – Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Filmwerbung der europäischen Gemeinschaften, in: Gabriele Clemens (ed.): Werben für Europa. Die mediale Konstruktion europäischer Identität durch Europafilme, Paderborn: Schöningh 2016, pp. 43-128.