All This and World War II (1976)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Susan Winslow

Release Date:

12 November 1976 (USA)

Genre:

History | Music | War

Tagline:

The Planes. The Janes. The Blitz.

Plot:

Beatles' "significance" pushed to the breaking point in this bizarre documentary that juxtaposes their...

Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Fascism | Premiere | Film Clip | Pearl Harbor

Cast

Milton Berle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	Himself (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bob Hope	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph P. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Charles A. Lindbergh	...	Himself (archive footage) (as Charles Lindbergh)
Douglas MacArthur	...	Himself (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini	...	Himself (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt	...	Herself (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Trivia:

The footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis "dancing" was taken from a short 1942 British Ministry of Information propaganda film by Charles A. Ridley and Len Lye called "Germany Calling," also known as "Lambeth Walk - Nazi Style."

Movie Connections:

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soundtrack:

You Never Give Me Your Money

Not Available Because...

Everyone seems to want to know why this film has never been released in any official form for domestic consumption. Here's my guess. Copyright clearance. Most of the documentary footage is probably public domain, so it's not that. But there is a LOT of feature film footage from all over the place included, and I'm sure it would be a nightmare to clear it all for commercial publishing of the film. Then there is the music. Beatles would cost a lot, and there's a lot of Beatles in it - let's face it, it's wall-to-wall Beatles, and what is this film likely to return? The significance of the Second World War is rapidly diminishing in a world besieged by a whole new set of super-villains (take your pick). As you can read here, folks either LOVE it or LOATH it. Fascinating! Don't hold your breath expecting this one to be legally available soon. It's just too hard.