The Front of Steel (1940)
- Original title
- Front of Steel
- Directed by
- John McDougall
- Genre
- documentary
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This short documentary explains the role of steel in Canada's war production during World War II. It shows how steel is used to make weapons and equipment for the military.
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What happens
The Front of Steel (Le front d'acier) is an 11-minute 1940 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film, directed by John McDougall and produced by Stuart Legg, is an account of the value of steel in war production in Canada during the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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