Rent Kill or Be Killed (1942)
3.3 of 5 from 46 ratings
2h 22min
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- Synopsis:
During the Second World War, millions of young men were called up to fight against the Germans and Japanese. Nothing they had experienced in civilian life could ever have prepared them for what they would experience on the battlefield. They had to be taught how to survive - and how to kill. This video is a truly extraordinary collection of original combat training films produced for Allied soldiers during the Second World War. All have previously been restricted or have never been released before. Graphic, shocking and brutal, they explain to new recruits that there is no such thing as 'fair play' on the battlefield and that you either fight dirty - or die. The first film, 'Kill or Be Killed (UK)', shows a duel between a British and German sniper, designed to demonstrate essential fieldcraft skills when stalking an enemy - and then showing how to use his body to lure other enemies into your field of fire. The second film, 'Close Combat', was produced by the Royal Navy and graphically demonstrates lethal unarmed combat techniques as well as the use of coshes and methods of escorting prisoners. A third film, also called 'Kill or Be Killed (USA)', encourages American servicemen 'to hurt, to cripple, to kill' and actively promotes the use of knuckledusters, blackjacks, trench knives and sawn-off shotguns while the final film, 'Curiosity Killed a Cat' reveals German booby-trapping techniques. - Directors:
- Len Lye
- Voiced By:
- Marius Goring
- Studio:
- Simply Home Entertainement
- Genres:
- Special Interest, TV Documentaries
