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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

Name

Ministry of Information

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

Simply Media

Contact
Laura Smith
Email
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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