The True Story of Lili Marlene (1944)
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- 29min
- Documentary, Short
- 01 Apr 1945 (USA)
- Short
How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa.
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Cast
| Marius Goring | ... |
Self - On-Screen Narrator
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| Lucie Mannheim | ... |
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Pat Hughes | ... |
Lale Anderson
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Werner Aluensleba |
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Jacques Aubert | ... |
Singer (French Canadian version)
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Red Hughes | ... |
Vocals (Lili Marlene)
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| Denis Johnston |
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Jim Kinley | ... |
Singer
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Charles Kormos |
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Brunon Kryger | ... |
Singer
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The McLelland Sisters | ... |
Singers (Lili Marlene)
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The Radio Rascals | ... |
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| Humphrey Jennings | ... |
Hans Leip (uncredited)
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Dorit Talmadge | ... |
Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Humphrey Jennings | ||
Music by
| Denis Blood | ||
Cinematography by
| H.E. Fowle | ||
Editing by
| Sidney Stone | ... | (as Sid Stone) |
Art Direction by
| Edward Carrick | ||
Production Management
| Nora Dawson | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jack Krantz | ... | second assistant director |
| Graham Wallace | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Ken Cameron | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Denny Densham | ... | camera operator |
Music Department
| Muir Mathieson | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Phyllis Ross | ... | continuity |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1945) (United States) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
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Storyline
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The Eighth Army famously adopted a German song in the Western Desert. The Crown Film Unit traces the journey of Lili Marlene from its composition in post-WW1 Hamburg, via Radio Belgrade and the Afrika Korps, through victory in Tunisia and Sicily, to an imagined post-war East End, full of light, music and bananas for sale. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Lucie Mannheim was married to Marius Goring from 1941 until her death in 1976. See more » |
| Soundtracks | Lilli Marleen See more » |
| Crazy Credits | In this reconstruction of the story of LILI MARLENE we have had the collaboration of a great number of people, particularly Eighth Army men, London dockworkers, radio experts and refugees from Fascism. Some have brought us information, others re-enacted scenes from the past, others again appear in the picture as themselves. See more » |
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Marius Goring - On-Screen Narrator:
When the fighting men come home, they bring with them trophies and souvenirs of the war, the Second World War. But There's one trophy that you will only find in the homes of the Eighth Army - the disc of a German song: Lili Marlene. See more » |