# Crystals (1958)

Crystals (1958) Summary: On the 17th of April, 1961, a bridge of Cuban exiles landed on the coast of the Bay of Pigs. Their aim was to instigate a popular uprising and to overthrow the revolutionary government of Fidel Castro. The attempt was a dismal failure. This film traces the course of events from March, 1960, when recruiting for a Cuban exile force started, up to and includinginvasion itself. In the process it examines such aspects as the role of the C.I.A., the attitude of President Kennedy and the reasons for failure.

- Kind: Educational
- Runtime: 24 min
- Genres: Education, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/crystals_201512)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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