Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire is a 1941 British short documentary film directed by Harry Watt for the Crown Film Unit of the Ministry of Information. It was conceived as propaganda primarily for an American audience, to raise support for the Allied cause during the Second World War. Produced in the context of German bombings of British cities, it depicts the resilience of British civilians despite the hardships they suffered during Christmas 1940, by showing the continuation of Christmas traditions in the face of the disruptions caused by war. The film is a sequel to London Can Take It, with the same narrator, Quentin Reynolds. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, which was won by Churchill's Island.
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Christmas Under Fire
Christmas Under Fire is a 1941 British short documentary film directed by Harry Watt for the Crown Film Unit of the Ministry of Information. It was conceived as propaganda primarily for an American audience, to raise support for the Allied cause during the Second World War. Produced in the context of German bombings of British cities, it depicts the resilience of British civilians despite the hardships they suffered during Christmas 1940, by showing the continuation of Christmas traditions in the face of the disruptions caused by war. The film is a sequel to London Can Take It, with the same narrator, Quentin Reynolds. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short, which was won by Churchill's Island.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... زيرة تشرتشل"Churchill's Island
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Christmas Under Fire (dt.: „We ...... er Kurzfilm aus dem Jahr 1941.
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Christmas Under Fire is a 1941 ...... was won by Churchill's Island.
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25بك المحتوى هنا ينقصه الاستشه ...... هنا يظهر اسمه في تاريخ الصفحة.
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Christmas Under Fire (dt.: „We ...... er Kurzfilm aus dem Jahr 1941.
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Christmas Under Fire is a 1941 ...... was won by Churchill's Island.
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الكريسماس ولهيب الحرب
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