

The Inextinguishable Fire
1969-07-26 · 22 min · ★ 6.2
An austere treatise on the military-industrial complex that produces napalm.
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- Directors
- Harun Farocki
- Production companies
- Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (DFFB)
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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