True Story of Lili Marlene, The
- Synopsis
- Marius Goring narrates Humphrey Jennings’ film of the extraordinary story of Lale Andersen, the singer whose record became a battle song for troops on both sides in World War II. Goebbels detested the song and contrived to have Andersen placed in a concentration camp. Also features BEFORE THE RAID (1943) another true story of Norwegian fishermen repelling German soldiers who were plundering their catch from their small fishing village. Filmed in Portmahomack. Directed by Jiri Weiss.
- Series
- 40s Britain, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1944
- Subjects
- History; Media studies; Music
- Keywords
- censorship; World War II
Credits
- Director
- Humphrey Jennings; Jiri Weiss
- Contributor
- Marius Goring
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 65 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Distributor
- Name
Panamint Cinema
- cinema@panamint.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.panamint.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01505 834936
- Address
- Abercorn Schoolhouse
Whitequarries
Broxburn
West Lothian, Scotland
EH52 6PZ
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