An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941)
- Directed by
- Michael Powell
- Genre
- documentary film, propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 4 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 recreates a real letter from a British bomber pilot to his mother during World War II. The film presents the pilot's words as a tribute to the sacrifice and duty of airmen.
solemnpatrioticrestrainedpoignantstirringintimatewartime
What happens
An Airman's Letter to His Mother is a 1941 documentary-style British propaganda short film directed by Michael Powell and narrated by John Gielgud and Powell. It was based on an actual letter from a British bomber pilot to his mother published in The Times in June 1940. Subsequently, the letter was published as a pamphlet and received wide distribution in the UK. "The letter in question had touched a nation's heart and made a popular film subject." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Ferry Pilot- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.