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German Concentration Camps Factual Survey 2017 star_border 7.3
On the 29th September 1945, the incomplete rough cut of a brilliant documentary about concentration camps was viewed at the MOI in London. For five months, Sidney Bernstein had led a small team – which included Stewart McAllister, Richard Crossman and Alfred Hitchcock – to complete the film from hours of shocking footage. Unfortunately, this ambitious Allied project to create a feature-length visual report that would damn the Nazi regime and shame the German people into acceptance of Allied occupation had missed its moment. Even in its incomplete form (available since 1984) the film was immensely powerful, generating an awed hush among audiences. But now, complete to six reels, this faithfully restored and definitive version produced by IWM, is being compared with Alain Resnais’ Night and Fog (1955).

The True Glory 1945 star_border 6.1
A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen. It opens as the assembled allied forces plan and train for the D-Day invasion at bases in Great Britain and covers all the major events of the war in Europe from the Normandy landings to the fall of Berlin.

Watchtower Over Tomorrow 1945 star_border 5
Short documentary film about the Dumbarton Oaks plan and the proposed formation of the United Nations.

The Battle for the Marianas 1944
Successful but costly invasions of the Japanese-held islands of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan, in the Mariannas chain.

Attack: The Battle for New Britain 1944 star_border 6
War - Documentary film depicting the attack by Allied forces on the Japanese strong-holds of Arawe Beach and Cape Gloucester, New Britain, in the South Pacific theatre of the Second World War in 1943. - Leo Genn, Burgess Meredith, Anthony Veiller

The Memphis Belle 1944 star_border 6.7
This WW2 documentary centers on the crew of the American B-17 Flying Fortress Memphis Belle as it prepares to execute a strategic bombing raid on Nazi submarine pens in Wilhelmshaven, Germany.

America's Hidden Weapon 1944
Documentary short film demonstrating the way wartime farming measures in 1943 resulted in the greatest American food crop in history. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Prices Unlimited 1944
Two young women, frustrated by war rationing, have a dream illustrating the likely results on prices in America should the measure were prematurely lifted. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

Hands 1944
Official War Office Film No. 1097.

The Town 1944 star_border 5
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in microcosm by Madison, Indiana. It was created primarily for exhibition abroad, to provide international audiences a more well-rounded view of America, and was therefore produced in more than 20 translations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army 1943 star_border 6
Documentary depicting and explaining the Allied campaign against the Germans in North Africa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2013.

Swedes in America 1943 star_border 5.5
1943 documentary with Ingrid Bergman.

Suggestion Box 1943
Documentary short film in which examples of benefits to the American war effort have been gained by simple, practical suggestions from American workers.

The Last Will and Testament of Tom Smith 1943 star_border 10
Tom Smith, an American pilot, is shot down and captured by the Japanese. While imprisoned and awaiting execution, he recalls his life at home in the USA.

Glamour Girls of 1943 1943
Documentary short film revealing the vital work done by women in American defense plants.

Black Marketing 1943
Documentary short film depicting government methods of detecting black marketeers during wartime rationing.

Wings Up 1943 star_border 5.2
Clark Gable stars in this propaganda short about the Officers Candidate School of the Army Air Forces.

Right of Way 1943
Documentary short film describing the need for certain restrictions and inconveniences in civilian travel during the course of the war.

Food for Fighters 1943
Documentary short subject detailing the processing and delivery of food to American troops, and the steps taken to improve these methods in order to cope with the exigencies of war.

Farmer at War 1943
Pennsylvania Dutch farmers demonstrate how American farmers can contribute to the war effort in this documentary short subject.

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