1961 Coke in 57 languages

The clip is from a 1961 film, entitled "Community of The World". Coke was advertised in 57 Languages at the time. The rest of the film shows clips of Coca-Cola in Germany, Italy, Egypt, India, Singapore, The Philippines, Japan, Mexico, Brazil, The Netherlands, Peru, Uraguay, Colombia, Austria, Lenanon, New Zealand, Denmark, Chile and others.

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• 1961
• 75th Anniversary
• international
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[hebneh]

Too bad they didn't use people who really could speak the languages...some of these make you cringe.

[sepifi]

@wheelofmasks Dude! I was wondering the same thing! I really wanted to hear how that was pronounced. :/

[Luisofbrazil]

that guy speaking portuguese speaks like an foreigner,

[MattTheSaiyan]

Some bad accents on display here, but the style of the drawings is interesting.

[MrPresidentFox]

Coca-Cola, now in 57 stereotypes~

[kneky]

italian voice really sucks :O

[wheelofmasks]

Not fond of Coca-Cola as a corporate entity, but I like the beverage, always find the history fascinating, and am loving the blog.

Retro commercials are always fun, but I'm especially amused by the fact that every nationality gets a quaint little stereotype to read off the label... except for the Thai Coke, after which they cut right back to the Americans. I wonder if you'll could dig up any information on why that was -- was it that hard to get a Thai speaker in '61?