Up from the Ranks (1943)

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

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.

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How it feels

This short film follows the process of training Canadian Army officers during the Second World War. It shows how soldiers are prepared to take on command duties.

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What happens

Up from the Ranks is a 19-minute 1943 Canadian docudrama film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film, directed by Julian Roffman and produced by Raymond Spottiswoode, described the training of Canadian Army officers to take on command responsibilities during the Second World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.