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Churchill's Island Directed by Stuart Legg Produced by Stuart Legg Narrated by Lorne Greene Music by Lucio Agostini Distributed by National Film Board of Canada Release date(s) 1941 Running time 21 min. Country Canada Language English / German Budget $4900.15[1] Churchill's Island (French title: La Forteresse de Churchill[2]) is a 1941 propaganda film chronicling the defence of Great Britain during World War II. The film was directed by Stuart Legg and produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
Churchill's Island received the very first Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject, awarded at the 14th Academy Awards ceremony in 1941.[3] It also represents the first Oscar for the NFB, which had been created just two years earlier, in 1939.[4]
Originally produced for the NFB's Canada Carries On series, it was released internationally in the World in Action series.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Ellis, Jack C. (Aug 2 2000) (in Ellis). John Grierson: Life, Contributions, Influence. Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 152. ISBN 0809322420. http://books.google.ca/books?id=PqtdMdpKlNEC&pg=PA152&dq=%22Atlantic+Patrol%22+legg&lr=&ei=WNuPS-m9A4yaMqv0qYsN&client=firefox-a&cd=13#v=onepage&q=%22Atlantic%20Patrol%22%20legg&f=false.
- ^ "La Forteresse de Churchill" (in French). Notre collection. National Film Board of Canada. http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/fra/collection/film/?id=2108. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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External links
- Churchill's Island at the Internet Movie Database
- Churchill's Island at AllRovi
- Watch Churchill's Island at NFB Web site
- Canadian Film Encyclopedia
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