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Grumblens (1943)

Grumblens poster
Directed by
George D. Malcolm
Genre
propaganda film
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A propaganda film from the Australian Department of Information. It mixes documentary footage with staged dramatic scenes to deliver a wartime message.

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What happens

The Grumblens is a 1943 Australian propaganda film from the Department of Information. It combined documentary footage with dramatic sections. The film released theatrically. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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