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
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 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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