Hymn of the Nations (1944)

Directed by

Alexandr Hackenschmied

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

31 min

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary film features the Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini leading a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Hymn of the Nations. The musical piece incorporates the national anthems of several European countries.

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What happens

Hymn of the Nations, originally titled Arturo Toscanini: Hymn of the Nations, is a 1944 film directed by Alexander Hammid, which features the Inno delle nazioni, a patriotic work for tenor soloist, chorus, and orchestra, composed by Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi in the early-1860s. For this musical work, Verdi utilized the national anthems of several European nations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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