- Overture (1958 film)
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Overture Directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro Produced by Thorold Dickinson Distributed by National Film Board of Canada Release date(s) 1958 Running time 10 minutes Country Canada Language Italian Overture (Italian: Oeuverture) is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1]
The film depicts the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations, set against the music of Beethoven's Egmont Overture, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]
References
- ^ "NY Times: Overture". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300265/Overture/details. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ^ "Overture". National Film Board of Canada collections page. 1958. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10620. Retrieved 2009-07-03.
External links
- Overture at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Canadian films
- Italian-language films
- 1958 films
- 1950s documentary films
- Canadian documentary films
- National Film Board of Canada documentaries
- United Nations media
- United Nations peacekeeping
- Black-and-white documentary films
- Canadian short films
- Sponsored films
- Films directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro
- Documentary film stubs
- United Nations stubs
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