Rent 40s Britain: The True Story of Lili Marlene/Before the Raid (1945)
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1h 5min
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- Synopsis:
The True Story of Lili Marlene (1944) Marius Goring introduces the story of Lale Anderson's recording of "Lili Marleen", which became the unofficial anthem for foot soldiers on both sides during World War II. Recorded before the war, German Forces Radio in occupied Yugoslavia chose it to sign off each night on Radio Belgrade's transmissions to the Africa Korps. Its popularity soared but propaganda minister Josef Goebbels detested Andersen and the song, preferring a march. Lale's letters to Jewish friends were intercepted and when she tried to escape to Switzerland she was arrested and sent to a concentration camp. Only when the news was broadcast by the BBC was she released. Also adopted by the Eighth Army in North Africa, and given an English lyric, "Lili Marlene" became a millionairess for Ann Shelton, while Vera Lynn sang it to the Allied troops on the BBC.
Before the Raid (1943)
Returning to Norway on board a British War¬ship, Norwegian sailors tell the British troops about the Nazi occupation of their small fishing village. Finally having had enough of their fish being stolen as their families starve, they dumped their catch rather than have the Germans take it. With Nazi soldiers on board when they next put to sea, the fishermen attack them with deadly consequences. The film was made in Portmahomack.- Actors:
- Marius Goring, Lucie Mannheim, Pat Hughes, Werner Aluensleba, Jacques Aubert, Red Hughes, Denis Johnston, Jim Kinley, Charles Kormos, Brunon Kryger, The McLelland Sisters, The Radio Rascals
- Directors:
- Humphrey Jennings, Jirí Weiss
- Narrated By:
- Marius Goring
- Writers:
- Humphrey Jennings, Laurie Lee
- Studio:
- Panamint Cinema
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Collections:
- Top 10 British War Films (1939-45), Top Films
