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
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 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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