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1. www.britannica.com › art › history-of-the-motionHistory of film - War Years, Post-WWII Trends | Britannica

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   Oct 28, 2024 · Accessed 27 October 2024. History of film - War Years, Post-WWII Trends: During the U.S. involvement in World War II, the Hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war-aims information campaign. Following the declaration of war on Japan, the government created a Bureau of Motion Picture Affairs to coordinate ...

2. whatnerd.com › best-ww2-movies-rankedThe 25 Best World War II (WWII) Movies of All Time, Ranked

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   • Author: Georgia May

   • Come and See (1985) Directed by Elem Klimov. Starring Aleksey Kravchenko, Olga Mironova, Liubomiras Laucevicius. Drama, Thriller, War (2h 22m) 8.4 on IMDb — 90% on RT.
   • Life Is Beautiful (1997) Directed by Roberto Benigni. Starring Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Giorgio Cantarini. Comedy, Drama, Romance (1h 56m) 8.6 on IMDb — 80% on RT.
   • Schindler's List (1993) Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley. Biography, Drama, History (3h 15m) 9.0 on IMDb — 98% on RT.
   • Oppenheimer (2023) Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon. Biography, Drama, History (3h) 8.5 on IMDb — 93% on RT.

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4. www.imdb.com › list › ls072000850directors behind great world war II movies - IMDb

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   1. Quentin Tarantino. Producer. Writer. Actor. Reservoir Dogs (1992) Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. His father, Tony Tarantino, is an Italian-American actor and musician from New York, and his mother, Connie (McHugh), is a nurse from Tennessee. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four ...

5. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › culture-magazinesThe Motion Picture Industry During World War II

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   Conversion to a war economy boosted salaries, of course, with total wages and salaries increasing from $52 billion in 1939 to $113 billion in 1944. Under government-imposed salary limits on raises, average weekly earnings in manufacturing rose 65 percent during the war, from $32.18 in 1942 to $47.12 in 1945.

6. www.france24.com › en › 20170623-video-reportersThe birth of a film industry: Hollywood and World War I

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   Jun 23, 2017 · D. W. Griffith, who directed "The Birth Of A Nation", on a film set in 1915. The conflict in Europe (1914-1918) soon became a source of inspiration for Hollywood. At first, from 1914 to 1915 ...

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   Dec 15, 2023 · The film is emotional and visually stunning and is considered one of director Steven Spielberg's most extraordinary works. 27. Munich – The Edge of War. Set on the eve of World War II, "Munich ...

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   How did the film industry contribute to World War II?

   • Accessed 21 October 2024. History of film - War Years, Post-WWII Trends: During the U.S. involvement in World War II, the Hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war-aims information campaign.

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   Was World War II a good time for the film industry?

   • World War II was the best of times and the worst of times for the American film industry. It was a period of challenge and change, of anxiety and accomplishment, of intense focus on the task at hand and growing uncertainty about Hollywood's own long-term prospects once that task was completed.

   The Motion Picture Industry During World War II

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   Why was Hollywood important during WW2?

   • During World War II, Hollywood's efforts gave an unprecedented boost to the morale and recruitment levels of the American armed forces, making cinema the most important form of popular media produced during the war. This importance is demonstrated by the extensive use of films in propaganda, recruitment, training, and morale-boosting.

   An Unknown Ally: Hollywood's Role in World War II

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   Was Hollywood created during World War 1?

   • As we mark the centenary of the United States entering World War I, FRANCE 24 brings you a documentary on the birth of Hollywood. Our journalist Florence Gaillard sheds new light on the first movie stars and the first Hollywood films, which emerged during the conflict in Europe.

   The birth of a film industry: Hollywood and World War I

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   What happened to British movies during WW2?

   • While production in England was down, a number of British pictures did exceptional business in the United States during the war and held their own against Hollywood product in other foreign markets, especially in Europe and the Middle East.

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   Why were military films made in the 1940s?

   • While a majority of films created in the early 1940s were set against a backdrop of the war, films that dealt directly with things such as the war, soldiers, etc. greatly boosted voluntary military recruitment. Hollywood was also responsible for the production of many military training films.

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9. concordiamemoryproject.concordiacollegearchives.orgAn Unknown Ally: Hollywood's Role in World War II

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   He drew from a 1973 book entitled The Films of World War II and said, "One evidence of the importance attached to Hollywood's role was a pre-Pearl Harbor investigation of the industry by a U.S. Senate subcommittee, chaired by Senator D. Worth Clark, to determine if "warmongers" among movie producers were attempting to drag the nation into another "needless war.""(3)