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A Letter from Home (1941)

A Letter from Home poster
Original title
Letter from Home
Directed by
Carol Reed
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
17 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This short film shows life in Britain during World War II. It shares a message from the home front to people overseas.

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What happens

A Letter from Home is a 1941 British short documentary film directed by Carol Reed. The 17-minute film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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