| The Silent Village | |
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 Screenshot from the film | |
| Directed by | Humphrey Jennings |
| Produced by | David Vaughan |
| Cinematography | H.E. Fowle |
| Edited by | Stewart McAllister |
| Music by | Becket Williams |
| Distributed by | Crown Film Unit |
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Running time | 36 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English, Welsh |
The Silent Village is a 1943 British propaganda short film in the form of a drama documentary, made by the Crown Film Unit and directed by Humphrey Jennings. The film was named one of the top 5 documentaries of 1943 by the National Board of Review.[1] It was inspired by the Lidice massacre in Czech Republic in June 1942.
- ^ National Board of Review Awards for 1943 Archived 16 May 2006 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 6 August 2010