Puerto Rico: Its Past, Present, and Promise (1965)

1965 · Short film · 19 min · dir. William Deneen

• Documentary

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Synopsis

This film describes how Puerto Rico, with too many people and too few resources, created an industrial economy and emerged from colonial rule to self-government. Governor Luis Muños Marin here decsribes his "Operation Bootstrap" program, interviewed on-camera with director Bill Deneen.

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Details

Director

William Deneen

Released

1965-01-01

Running time

19 minutes

Cast & crew

• WWilliam Deneen Director
• LLuis Muñoz Marín

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