Potentially dangerous : when it was a crime to be Italian /
Potentially Dangerous reveals the untold story of Italian immigrants interned and persecuted as America's "enemy aliens" during World War II. 600,000 Italians were targeted. 50,000 were placed under curfew. 10,000 were evacuated from their homes. Thousands were detained or interned. N...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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[Irvine, California] :
Il Ponte Film Group,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Potentially Dangerous reveals the untold story of Italian immigrants interned and persecuted as America's "enemy aliens" during World War II. 600,000 Italians were targeted. 50,000 were placed under curfew. 10,000 were evacuated from their homes. Thousands were detained or interned. None had committed a crime. The information was classified. The impact was unknown. Their stories were untold--until now. You'll meet Connie Foran, who watched the FBI raid her home and take her father away; and Velio Bronzini, whose mother had a nervous breakdown after the government closed their family business. Anthony Rosati shares how his father signed up to serve military members with the VA after he was interned twice, and expert historians put it all in context. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a documentary film in 2021. Wide screen. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 50 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 00:50:00 |
| Awards: | Winner of Russo Brothers Italian American Film Forum 2021. Official Selection - Boston International Film Festival 2022. Official Selection - Ferrara Film Festival 2022. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Noah Readhead ; editor, Noah Readhead. |