by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Written and narrated by journalist Quentin Reynolds, Death of a Dream can be described as a cautionary documentary. The 48-minute film attempts to justify America's intervention in the Korean conflict. Reynolds argues that WW II could have been prevented had the aggressor nations--Japan, Germany, Italy--been nipped in the bud at the outset. So, too, could the world be kept safe from communism by halting its spread to South Korea. The "Dream" alluded to in the title is, according to Reynolds, one held dear by all men of peace: a dream of "peace, democracy and security."
