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The Battle of San Pietro and John Huston
2014-06-29T16:00:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvOTJmXC8yMDE0MDYyOTE2MDYwMTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, talked about John Huston and The Battle of San Pietro, a documentary he made for the U.S. Army about a December 1943 battle in Italy. Praised at the time for a realistic depiction of battle, the film was actually composed almost entirely of reenacted scenes done after the action. This was the fifth of a five-part look at Hollywood directors who made films for the U.S. government during World War II.
Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, talked about John Huston and The Battle of San Pietro,…
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Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, talked about John Huston and The Battle of San Pietro, a documentary he made for the U.S. Army about a December 1943 battle in Italy. Praised at the time for a realistic depiction of battle, the film was actually composed almost entirely of reenacted scenes done after the action. This was the fifth of a five-part look at Hollywood directors who made films for the U.S. government during World War II. close
Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, talked about John Huston and The Battle of San Pietro,… read more
Mark Harris, author of Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War, talked about John Huston and The Battle of San Pietro, a documentary he made for the U.S. Army about a December 1943 battle in Italy. Praised at the time for a realistic depiction of battle, the film was actually composed almost entirely of reenacted scenes done after the action. This was the fifth of a five-part look at Hollywood directors who made films for the U.S. government during World War II. close
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