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A Voice Is Born (1947)
Directed by George Blake
Documentary · 21m
This 1947 Columbia short, part of their Two-Reel Special series, tells the story of the Hungarian tenor, Miklos Gafni, who learned to sing while being confined in a Nazi slave-labor/concentration camp during World War II, and who had just made a successful New York City concert-hall debut. Mr. Gafni sings "The Return to Sorrento," "Vesti la Guiba," and an Hungarian love song. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- George Blake
Details
- Release date
- 1947-12-29
- Runtime
- 21m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Ben K. Blake Productions, Columbia Pictures