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Title | Author | Year of Publication | Country | Abstract |
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49th Parallel | Powell, Michael | 1941 | United Kingdom |
This British-propaganda film from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger presents the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II as an imminent threat to the United States. In the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson... |
Ohm Krüger | Steinhoff, Hans | 1941 | Germany |
Ohm Krüger is a 1941 German biographical film directed by Hans Steinhoff, part of a series of propaganda films produced in Nazi Germany attacking the British. Supported by the Reich Minister of Propagana at the time, Joseph Goebbels (... |
They Met in Bombay | Brown, Clarence | 1941 | United States |
They Met in Bombay is a classic 1940s romantic comedy and heist film with strong leading roles for Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell, who portray rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China during World War II... |
That Hamilton Woman | Korda, Alexander | 1941 | United States |
That Hamilton Woman, also known as Lady Hamilton, is a 1941 black-and-white historical film drama. Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the film tells the story of the rise and fall of Emma Hamilton (1765–1815), dance-hall girl and ... |
Piccolo mondo antico | Soldati, Mario | 1941 | Italy |
A thematic precursor of Italian neorealism, this richly detailed portrait of the Italian unification in the nineteenth century explores love, loss, and changing social norms during wartime. In Austrian-occupied Lombardy, Franco Mairo, a young man... |
Arise, My Love | Leisen, Mitchell | 1940 | United States |
In 1939, American Tom Martin (Ray Milland), who fought in the Spanish Civil War, awaits execution at the hands of the Fascist victors when reporter Augusta 'Gusto' Nash (Claudette Colbert), for a scoop, aids him in an audacious escape. Of course... |
The Long Voyage Home | Ford, John | 1940 | United States |
The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. The hard-living, international crew of a British merchant ship become unnerved as they cross the Atlantic during the first year of World War II. Suspicions mount... |
Northwest Passage | Vidor, King | 1940 | United States |
Northwest Passage is a 1940 Technicolor film, based on a novel by Kenneth Roberts titled Northwest Passage (1937). A young artist and his friend accidently join Roger's Ranger during the Seven Years War (1756–1763). Led by Maj.... |