The Friend of Mankind
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| The Friend of Mankind | |
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| Directed by | Karl-Rainer Blumenthal |
| Produced by | Purinton Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2006 |
| Running time | 30:38 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Official website | |
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The Friend of Mankind (2006) is a 30-minute essay film by Karl-Rainer Blumenthal about the accomplishments, controversies and followers of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology, composed primarily[1] of American, English and German television broadcasts from the last 37 years.
The film appears to take a critical perspective, giving significant footage time to Hubbard and Scientology's critics. It also uses footage from the South Park episode Trapped in the Closet, which was a critical and satirical commentary. It ultimately ends with a listing of deaths of people related to Scientology ending with Hubbard himself, noting his disputed cause of death.
The critical video has garnered some attention on YouTube[2], Operation Clambake[3] and Mark Bunker's XenuTV website[4].
[edit] References
- ^ Official website, The Friend of Mankind, Purinton Pictures
- ^ The Friend of Mankind, Part 1 of 4, retrieved 1/9/07.
- ^ Film Information, Operation Clambake, September 23, 2006.
- ^ The Friend of Mankind in four parts on XenuTV
[edit] See also
- List of Scientology references in popular culture
- The Bridge
- The Profit
- Mark Bunker
- Trapped in the Closet
[edit] External links
- Official
- The Friend of Mankind, Purinton Pictures
- Bio, Karl Blumenthal, hosted at Bryn Mawr College Film Studies Program
- Purinton Pictures, other films and related works
- Video
- The Friend of Mankind at Google Video
- The Friend of Mankind in four parts on XenuTV
- Other
