Product Details

• Actors: Prize, Pbs Series, Donald Sutherland
• Directors: Peter Bate, Timothy Copestake
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Homevision
• VHS Release Date: June 13, 2000
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6302606675
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #343,761 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In Crude Diplomacy, Post-World War II America awakens to the strategic importance of oil, and witnesses a key moment in history when oil production shifts from the U.S. to the Middle East. An extraordinary cast of characters, including Arabian kings, U.S. presidents, British adventurers, Iranian politicians, and American explorers, paint a global portrait of how oil shaped the world economy and politics. Power to the Producers brings back the heyday of cheap oil, the dawn of the Hydrocarbon Society...and the introduction of a prosperous new automobile culture for Americans. Follow the flamboyant characters, plots, and counter plots, as the producing countries and the independent oil companies challenge the "Seven Sisters"--and open a new era in world oil.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent film showing how oil impacts everything!, November 22, 1998

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This review is from: Crude Diplomacy (Program 5) and Power to the Producers (Program 6) (The Prize - The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power Tape 3) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Wonderfully edited series documenting not only the discovery of oil, but how it has impacted every facet of our lives ever since. Wars fought and lost, numerous land disputes, political battles, among other interesting things, and it shows how oil has affected every nation's economy ever since it's discovey. A truly facinating and riveting documentary!