A train arrives at railway station in Isebergues,France. Robert, a metal factory worker, shakes hands with fellow workers at the station. A meeting of the factory strikers . Union leaders seated on the dais present their views. Strikers vote on union's strategy. Ballot box is opened and votes are counted. Street scenes of the town in a working class area. Young boy sits on ground beside a wall. A woman draw water from a hand pump. Guards patrol outside a closed factory's gates. Interior view of the closed factory. Factory machines in idle state. Cobwebs settle around machine parts. Women in front of a store look at produce and goods but are reluctant to shop due to high prices and poor economic state. Man on bicycle shows newspaper article to unemployed workers gathered near a closed factory. French army guards look on. The man crumbles up the newspaper notice and throws the crumbled paper on the ground where it blows in the wind. Dark clouds over a factory building and heavy rain downpour thereafter.
Heavy rainfall on the street in Isebergues,France. Robert ,a factory worker,takes dinner with his parents at their home. Soup is served for dinner. Argument goes between Robert and his father and Robert leaves. Scenes inside a bar with men drinking and some playing a game of darts. A bartender fills a glass and drinks. A poor woman with a weeping child in her arms looks. Robert's father and a fellow factory worker argue. A fight erupts and Robert is arrested. Shows Robert's Trial going inside a court-room. Judges make their final verdict. Robert converse with fellow workers and the judge after the trial. Exterior view of the court building.
Shows Robert,a factory worker of Isrbegues,France,in conversation with his parents. Robert leaves from home. A notice by the factory union workers on a wall.The notice tells about false promises by factory owners. It urges all factory workers to unite. Workers seated around a table in a house at night time. A fellow worker informs them about the notice. The news reaches the factory workers of the entire town.
Factory workers of the town of Isbergues France gather to revolt . Workers wish to reopen the factory and confront the pickets. Union leaders intercede before violence erupts. Negotiations between the union leaders and factory owners proves fruitful as terms are met. A meeting of the factory union workers. Union leaders make their speeches. Factories of the town reopens and workers resume their work. Scenes of a rail yard, steel being poured, metal factory, furnace workers and others.
Film begins showing traffic and pedestrians in front of the City Hall in Saigon, Vietnam, at a quiet time during the Vietnam War. Camera pans back to reveal a huge botanical display being visited by local people. Young women in colorful áo dài (traditional dress) mingle among the visitors. Growers deliver flowers from a small bus for the display. Closeup of flower blooms as a man delivering more passes behind. A woman in a rickshaw carrying a huge bouquet of flowers. Closeup of two young women visiting the displays. An elderly man places a huge pot of white flowers into the display. closeup of white and orange-colored blooms. A small tree being carried into the display area. Scene shifts to a roundabout with statue of General Tran Nguyen Han in the center. (This was erected by the Republic of Vietnam in 1965.) Traffic moves past the Ben Thanh Market in the background. On the street outside the market building, merchants display their wares under umbrellas outdoors. Closeup of local people shopping in the outdoor stalls. Closeup of two young women shopping. Closeup of fruit displayed by one merchant. Several women and a girl making purchases. Closeup of a woman selecting pears for purchase. Closeup of another woman buying some sweets. Closeup of some cakes.
Heavily crowded street scenes during Tet (New Year) festival with celebrants dressed up for the occasion. This temple known as Lang Ong, is located about 5 kilometers north-east of Saigon center. Vehicular traffic includes cars, two-wheelers, and cycle-rickshaws. Many Vietnamese civilians enter a Buddhist temple. Buddhist Vietnamese lighting incense sticks. They pray and offer incense inside the temple. People gather in a circle to witness the traditional lion dance performed by two artists. (Vietnam War period).
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