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All This and World War II is a 1976 musical documentary film [2] directed by Susan Winslow. It juxtaposes Beatles songs covered by a variety of musicians with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century-Fox films. [3] The film was panned by critics and ran for only two weeks in cinemas. [4]
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons is a 1989 direct-to-video program by MGM/UA Home Video, containing 11 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, all of which are centered on World War II. Film critic Leonard Maltin ( Entertainment Tonight ) tells trivia and facts about each animated short.
Unlike many World War I songs, many World War II songs focused more on romance and strength instead of propaganda, morale, and patriotism. [3] Songs that were overly patriotic or militaristic were often rejected by the public. [4] Popular singers of the era included Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the Andrews Sisters and Bing Crosby. [5]
World premiere in Western France, just after its liberation in World War II, on August 5, 1944 [703] September 1, 1944: Youth Runs Wild [704] September 5, 1944: Gildersleeve's Ghost [705] September 15, 1944: Bride by Mistake [706] September 29, 1944: Tall in the Saddle [707] September 1944: Goin' to Town [708] October 6, 1944: Music in ...
Paris-based sales company Loco Films has unveiled the trailer for WW2-set period drama “The Pianist’s Choice” directed by Jacques Otmezguine. The story revolves around the fictional life of ...
The series ran weekly from 1960 to 1973 and from 1987 to 1989. The format was a studio commentary, supported by newsreel clips that had been shown in cinemas 25 years ago that week. The final series concentrated on 1939. The years to 1964 focused on the build-up to the war, mixed with more light-hearted fare.
A Night to Remember is a 1958 British historical disaster film, directed by Roy Ward Baker.Its screenplay by Eric Ambler was based on the 1955 book by Walter Lord, depicting the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912, after it struck an iceberg.
This list of World War II films (1950–1989) contains fictional feature films or miniseries released since 1950 which feature events of World War II in the narrative. The entries on this list are war films or miniseries that are concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War ) and include events which feature as a part of the war effort.