A Defeated People (1946)

Directed by

Humphrey Jennings

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

18 min

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1946 British documentary shows the ruined state of Germany right after World War II. It explains the work being done by Allied occupiers and German civilians to rebuild the country.

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What happens

A Defeated People is a 1946 British documentary short film made by the Crown Film Unit, directed by Humphrey Jennings and narrated by William Hartnell. The film depicts the shattered state of Germany, both physically and as a society, in the immediate aftermath of World War II. The narration explains what is being done – and what needs to be done – both by the occupying Allied forces and the German people themselves to build a better Germany from the ruins. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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