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John Huston War Stories (1998)

Director: Midge Mackenzie

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A fascinating interview with Huston conducted by Mackenzie and Leacock in the early '80s, together with extracts from his wartime documentaries, The Battle of San Pietro (1944) and Let There Be Light. (1946). Both Huston's films were originally banned, the former through fear that its frank reportage of the horrifying US casualty rate in the invasion of Italy might discourage new recruits (the ban was lifted only after General Marshall approved it, promoting Huston to Major); the latter for its unblinking focus on combat neuroses in a psychiatric hospital.

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Director: Midge Mackenzie

Producer: Midge Mackenzie

Cast: John Huston full cast

Genre(s): Documentaries

Duration: 90 mins


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