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The True Story of Lili Marlene

194430mHumphrey Jennings
IMDb 6.6

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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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What is The True Story of Lili Marlene (1944) about?

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.

How long is The True Story of Lili Marlene?

The True Story of Lili Marlene has a runtime of 30 min and premiered in 1944.

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The True Story of Lili Marlene holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10. Fans of Documentary, War are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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