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Edmund Reek (19 March 1897 – 28 October 1971) was a producer of newsreels in the United States. Several of his films were nominated for best short film Academy Awards and some won. He arranged for a newsreel to capture images of Pearl Harbor .
Edmund Reek. Producer: Rhythm of a City. Edmund Reek was born on 19 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Rhythm of a City (1947), Why Korea? (1951) and Survival City (1955). He died on 24 October 1971.
- Producer, Director
- March 19, 1897
- Edmund Reek
- October 24, 1971
May 27, 2021 · Footage shows Soviet-backed North Korean troops’ movement into South Korea on June 25, 1950, the United Nations’ response, and the armed struggle against both North Korean and later Chinese troops led by General Douglas MacArthur. Director: Edmund Reek.
Producer: Rhythm of a City. Edmund Reek was born on 19 March 1897 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Rhythm of a City (1947), Why Korea? (1951) and Survival City (1955). He died on 24 October 1971.
- March 19, 1897
- October 24, 1971
Why Korea? is a 1950 American short documentary film produced by Edmund Reek at the request of the Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and used newsreel footage to explain the Korean War. [1] In 1951, it won an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 23rd Academy Awards. [2]
Why Korea? is a 1950 American short documentary film produced by Edmund Reek. In 1951, it won an Oscar for Documentary Short Subject at the 23rd Academy Awards. The Academy Film Archive preserved Why Korea? in 2005.
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Producer Edmund Reek and screenwriter Joseph Kenas, both members of the Fox Movietone Newsreel team, demonstrate through a series of well-chosen filmclips the tragic errors of judgment, diplomacy and omission that brought about World War II.
