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These Are the Men

Synopsis
This film is almost unique in British Second World War film propaganda. Whereas films like HEART OF BRITAIN and BRITAIN AT BAY stress the importance of those qualities of British life that would be destroyed if the Germans invaded, this attacks the evils that the Nazis represented. English voice-overs are added to filmed speeches (mainly from TRIUMPH OF THE WILL) by Hitler, Goebbels, Goering, Streicher and Hess to make them seem to utter candid autobiographical accounts of evil motives and actions. The result is a powerful denunciation of the Nazi leadership.
Series
Into Battle, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 12 min.
Technical information
Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production
1943
Availability
Special loan only
Subjects
History
Keywords
propaganda films; World War II

Credits

Producer
Donald Taylor
Writer
Dylan Thomas
Contributor
Alan Osbiston; Dylan Thomas; Ken Cameron; Robert Neumann
Cast
Bryan Herbert 
James McKechnie 

Distribution Formats

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Strand

Sponsor

Name

Ministry of Information

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5299
Address
Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
Notes
Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR

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