The Town (1944)
- Directed by
- Josef von Sternberg
- Genre
- documentary film, propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short film shows daily life in a small Midwestern American town during World War Two. It presents the town's factories, schools, and homes as symbols of American values worth defending.
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What happens
The Town is a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1943. The documentary, depicting the American Midwestern city of Madison, Indiana was filmed by Josef von Sternberg in 1943 and released in 1945. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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