Aventure malgache (1944)
- Original title
- Aventure Malgache
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 30 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 58 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 British short film tells the story of anti-Nazi resistance fighters in Madagascar. It was made during World War Two as propaganda for the French audience.
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What happens
Aventure Malgache (also known as Madagascar Landing) is a 1944 British short propaganda film in French directed by Alfred Hitchcock for the British Ministry of Information. The title means Malagasy Adventure in English. There are conflicting reports as to the true inspiration for the film, lawyer Jules François Clermont or actor Claude Dauphin. Some sources claim the film is based on the real-life activities of Jules François Clermont, who wrote and starred in the film under the name "Paul Clarus". In September 2011, The Daily Telegraph published an article noting that writer and actor Claude Dauphin had collaborated with Hitchcock to recount his own experiences of operating an underground radio station in Nazi occupied France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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