(The Town)

Content: The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in microcosm by Madison, Indiana. It was created primarily for exhibition abroad, to provide international audiences a more well-rounded view of America, and was therefore produced in more than 20 translations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

12 minutes

Year:

1944

Directors:

Josef von Sternberg

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Production companies:

U.S. Office of War Information

Actors:

Narrator

Crews:

Director

Writer

Writer