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Making New Men (no audio)

Swedish national program of MRA, 1939

Shots of Sven Stolpe, with a quote of him "To save civilization we are evolving a new type of Man."

Text in film says "Easter 1939 : Professors and students from all the universities of the North, together with representatives from 13 nations gather in the Swedish mountains for an MRA assembly." Shots of people skiing, people having a snowball fight, people meeting. 

People attending church service at Easter. Prof. Haaken H. Gran (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haaken_Hasberg_Gran) takes part, as well as 

Herbert Turnbull (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Turnbull),

Ebenezer Cunningham (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Cunningham),

Eiliv Skard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eiliv_Skard),

Aage Bentzen (professor of Old Testament History in Copenhagen). 

Various international newspaper report about the gathering (between 13th and 18th April 1939), and in the Swiss Newspaper "La Suisse", on April 18th 1939 also.

THEMES

Film language

English

Year of release
1939
Film length
00:08:15
Film type
Production company
Positive Production
Location of original cut
Publishing permission
Granted
Publishing permission refers to the rights of FANW to publish the full video content of this film on this website.
Film language

English

Year of release
1939
Film length
00:08:15
Film type
Production company
Positive Production
Location of original cut
Publishing permission
Granted
Publishing permission refers to the rights of FANW to publish the full video content of this film on this website.