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Hell's highway the true story of highway safety films

Explores driver's education films as a cultural artifact. The films, produced between 1959 and 1979, used scare tactics and grisly scenes of wreckage and death in order to caution young people on the dangers of driving. Includes scenes from over 20 classic driver's education films interspersed with commentary by filmmakers and educational film experts.

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  • "True story of highway safety films"@en
  • "True story of highway safety films"

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  • "Explores the making of the educational films about driving safety that featured grisly shots of real accidents."
  • "Explores driver's education films as a cultural artifact. The films, produced between 1959 and 1979, used scare tactics and grisly scenes of wreckage and death in order to caution young people on the dangers of driving. Includes scenes from over 20 classic driver's education films interspersed with commentary by filmmakers and educational film experts."@en
  • "A look at the graphic, sometimes violent and gruesome driver's education films that were produced between 1959 and 1979 by a small group in Mansfield, Ohio. The films promoted safety by showing color footage of the consequences of reckless driving. Program also includes interviews with pop culture historians and cult video experts."@en

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  • "History"@en
  • "non fiction"
  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Social guidance films"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Nonfiction films"@en

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  • "Hell's highway the true story of highway safety films"@en
  • "Hell's highway the true story of highway safety films"