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A Defeated People (1946)
Directed by Humphrey Jennings
Documentary · 18m
A Defeated People is a 1946 British documentary short film made by the Crown Film Unit, directed by Humphrey Jennings and narrated by William Hartnell. The film depicts the shattered state of Germany, both physically and as a society, in the immediate aftermath of World War II. The narration explains what is being done – and what needs to be done – both by the occupying Allied forces and the German people themselves to build a better Germany from the ruins.
Cast
William Hartnell
Crew
- Director
- Humphrey Jennings
- Original Music Composer
- Guy Warrack
- Producer
- Basil Wright
Details
- Release date
- 1946-03-17
- Runtime
- 18m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English