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

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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