The Eighth Army famously adopted a German song in the Western Desert. The Crown Film Unit traces the journey of Lili Marlene from its composition in post-WW1 Hamburg, via Radio Belgrade and the Afrika Korps, through victory in Tunisia and Sicily, to an imagined post-war East End, full of light, music and bananas for sale.
Title | The True Story of Lili Marlene |
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Year | 1944 |
Genre | Documentary, War |
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Cast | |
Crew | Humphrey Jennings (Director), Humphrey Jennings (Writer), J.B. Holmes (Producer), Sidney Stone (Editor) |
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Release | Jan 02, 1944 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.00 / 10 by 1 users |
Popularity | 0 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English |