The Price of Rendova (1944)
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 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 propaganda film shows US forces landing on Rendova Island in the Solomon Islands during World War II. It explains the strategic goal of capturing an air base at Munda and shows combat with Japanese snipers. The film stresses that the materials and lives lost must be supported by workers on the home front.
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What happens
The Price of Rendova is a 1944 propaganda film created by the US Army Signal Corps. It documents the Landings on Rendova and Munda in the Solomon Islands. The film begins with an introduction by Robert Patterson, Under-Secretary of War, who informs the audience that the taking of the islands brings the military "that much closer to Japan" reminds them to keep up war production. The naval task force is shown assembling at Guadalcanal, and maps are shown explaining the strategic importance of the island of Rendova, that it is taken in order to facilitate the operation against the air base at Munda. Once the amphibious vehicles land on the island, the marines are immediately attacked by Japanese snipers. The narrator tells us the island is covered with tall trees and the Japanese have perfected the art of sniping. Emphasized throughout the film is the importance of the homefront in making the essential materials needed for war, the iron, rubber, medical supplies and other materiel that would have to be replaced by the working people back home. The dead and wounded are also graphically displayed, the narrator noting that some materiel can never be replaced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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