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The Silent Village (1943)

36m

Running Time

The Silent Village (1943)

Name: The Silent Village
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, War & Politics
Released: 1943-06-17

36m

Running Time

Plot.

The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.

Where to Watch.

Subs

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Cast & Crew.

Arwel Michael

Self

Humphrey Jennings

Director / Producer

Diana Pine

Assistant Director

Stewart McAllister

Editor

H.E. Fowle

Director of Photography

Jock May

Sound

C. à Becket Williams

Music

Ken Cameron

Sound

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

Details.

Release Date
June 17, 1943

Status
Released

Running Time
36m

Content Rating
G

Genres
Documentary Drama History War & Politics

Last updated: 2025-04-08

This Movie Is About.

resistance

wales

solidarity

world war ii

propaganda

miner

execution

mining town

nazi occupation

coal mines

czech history

assassination of reinhard heydrich

lidice massacre

Wiki.

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. It was inspired by the Lidice massacre in Czech Republic in June 1942.