A Chance to Live (1949)
- Directed by
- James L. Shute
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short documentary follows a priest as he builds and manages a home for boys in Italy. It shows the work of creating a safe place for young people to live and grow.
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What happens
A Chance to Live is a 1949 American short documentary film directed by James L. Shute, produced by Richard de Rochemont for Time Inc. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is part of The March of Time series and portrays Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing building and running a Boys' Home in Italy. The film won an Oscar at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 for Documentary Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved A Chance to Live in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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