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For Freedom (1940)

Director: Maurice Elvey, Castleton Knight

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From Time Out Film Guide

1938: newsreel chief Fyffe compiles a movie explaining the genesis of the war that's about to break out; then the Munich agreement is signed. 1939: he's now working on a picture about world peace; the Nazi/Soviet pact is signed (the censor allows Fyffe to say 'God damn', unheard of licence at the time) and war starts a week later. Quite an ingenious format for propaganda, this, permitting more comedy than usual, but the film then forgets about Fyffe in favour of a re-enactment of the destruction of the Graf Spee (cf. The Battle of the River Plate). A speech by Churchill rounds off the proceedings. For the cinephile this is all pretty negligible. For the historian it's worth a look, as an artefact from the momentous summer of 1940.

Author: BBa 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Cast & crew

Director: Maurice Elvey, Castleton Knight

Producer: Edward Black

Cast: Will Fyffe, Anthony Hulme, EVH Emmett, Guy Middleton, Albert Lieven, Hugh McDermott, Terry-Thomas, Robert Beatty full cast

Genre(s): War

Duration: 84 mins


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