The Flemish Farm (1943)

Directed by

Jeffrey Dell

Genre

drama film, propaganda film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a true story from World War II, this film follows a group of Belgian soldiers who try to retrieve a flag hidden by their fallen comrades. It shows their journey and the risks they take for their country.

patrioticstoicsomberinspiringwar-effortearnestgrittybritish

What happens

The Flemish Farm is a 1943 British war film, based on an actual wartime incident. Released during the war and used as a propaganda tool to support the Allied war effort, the film begins with the caption: The following story is based on an actual incident, but for security reasons, real names have not been used. The co-operation of the Belgian Government and of the Air Ministry is gratefully acknowledged. The score for the film was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams in the summer of 1942, and the music was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Muir Mathieson. Vaughan Williams later made a suite in seven movements, entitled The Story of a Flemish Farm, from the music for the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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