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| The March | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | William Nicholson |
| Directed by | David Wheatley |
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| Composer | Richard Hartley |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | John Hooper |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 |
| Original release | 20 May 1990 [1] |
The March is a 1990 British drama film directed by David Wheatley that was originally aired by BBC1 for "One World Week". The plot concerns a charismatic Muslim leader from the Sudan who leads 250,000 Africans on a 3,000-mile march towards Europe with the slogan "We are poor because you are rich." [2]
The film's production resulted in complaints from French author Jean Raspail, alleging similarities to his 1973 novel, The Camp of the Saints . However, the film's producers said they had no knowledge of Raspail's novel when they began their project. [3]
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The École spéciale d'architecture is a private school for architecture at 254, boulevard Raspail in Paris, France. The diploma from the École spéciale d'architecture (DESA), recognized by the State since 1934, entitles the holder to registration with the Order of Architects.
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Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie is a 1981 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. It tells the story of the French adventurer Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, who in 1860 declared the independence of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia, located in South America, where he held the title of king for the next 18 years. The sovereignty of the country was not respected by Chile and Argentina, whose authorities regarded Tounens as insane. The title of the book means "I, Antoine de Tounens, King of Patagonia".
Who Will Remember the People... is a 1986 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. It tells the history of the Alacalufe people, a largely extinct South American tribe, throughout the centuries. The two main characters reappear in each generation. The native name of the Alacufs is "Kaweskar", which means "the people". Raspail had met members of the tribe in the early 1950s which had made an impression that stayed with him.
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Blue Island is a 1988 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. The narrative is set in Touraine during World War II, where a charismatic boy gathers his friends on an island, where they play war games which become increasingly more interlinked with reality. The book was published in English in 1991, translated by Jeremy Leggatt.
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Le Roi au-delà de la mer is a 2000 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. The book is written as a series of letters from a mentor to the young king of France, who sets up his court on a small island in order to avoid the disgracefulness of the contemporary world. Raspail uses the book to reject what he describes as "magazine princes" and champions a monarchism that is not merely for decorative purposes.
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The lycée Raspail is a public lycée located in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. It is a general technological and professional lycée which is known as a trade Lycée "of energy and the environment". It offers courses from second year and licences to pass the general bac, the professional bac, preparatory classes and BTS FED, MS, ET, TC; it also offers around 150 apprenticeships with 5 CFA and more than a hundred adults studying the GRETA GPI2D to prepare for different professional bacs, BTS and licences.
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