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A Diary for Timothy (1945)

A Diary for Timothy poster
Directed by
Humphrey Jennings
Genre
documentary film, propaganda film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
40 min
Rated
14
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the first six months of a baby named Timothy's life during World War II. It uses newsreel footage and narration to show the war's progress in that time.

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What happens

A Diary for Timothy is a 1945 British documentary film directed by Humphrey Jennings. It was produced by Basil Wright for the Crown Film Unit. The narration, spoken by Michael Redgrave, was written by Jennings and E. M. Forster and is an account of the progress of the war during the first six months of the life of a baby named Timothy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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