Silent Village, The / This is Your Enemy
- Synopsis
- A compilation of two World War 2 films: 1) THE SILENT VILLAGE (1943, producer, director, scriptwriter: Humphrey Jennings; editor: Stewart McAllister; photographer H E ‘Chick’ Fowle; produced by the Crown Film Unit, 36 min): the story of the men the mining village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia, their heroic resistance to the Nazis, and the destruction of their village. This film was made in their honour in a similar in Cwmgiedd, a similar mining community in Wales, with the co-operation of the Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the South Wales Miners’ Federation, and the people of the Swansea and Dulais valleys; 2) THIS IS YOUR ENEMY (194-?, 37 min):a film made by Germany to scare US audiences, showing the Nazi war machine in action as recorded by front-line cameramen. Dubbed.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 75 min.
- Year of production
- 1943
- Availability
- Sale; 2004 sale: £12.99 (combined videocassette)
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- Czechoslovakia; Nazi Germany; propaganda films; World War II
Credits
- Director
- Humphrey Jennings
- Producer
- Humphrey Jennings
- Writer
- Humphrey Jennings
- Contributor
- H E ‘Chick’ Fowle; Stewart McAllister
Sections
- Title
- Silent village, The
- Title
- This is your enemy
Production Company
- Name
Crown Film Unit
Sponsor
Distributor
Available from retail outlets
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
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