The Town (1944)
• January 1st, 1944 • 0h 12min
Documentary
Overview
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Primary
Released on: 1960-11-08
Documentary
Primary is a documentary film about the primary elections between John F. Kennedy and Hubert Humphre...
Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000
Released on: 1979-01-01
Documentary
A documentary on the Wilmington 10, 9 afro-Americans and 1 white woman who were unjustly imprisoned....
You See... I've Had a Life
Released on: 1972-05-01
Documentary
This film reveals through flashbacks how a 13-year-old boy and his family attempt to deal with the c...
Sikkim
Released on: 1971-04-01
Documentary
Satyajit Ray's poetic documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he...
Appointment in Tokyo
Released on: 1945-12-07
Documentary, War, History
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces an...
I Be Done Been Was Is
Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary
A documentary about four African-American comediennes set in 1984. Restored in 2021 by the Academy ...
The Costume Designer
Released on: 1950-07-13
Documentary
This short focuses on the job of the costume designer in the production of motion pictures. The cost...
On the Pole: Eddie Sachs
Released on: 1961-08-31
Documentary
The documentary traces Eddie Sachs (one of the most popular drivers in the history of the Indianapol...
The Art Director
Released on: 1949-11-12
Documentary
A film's art director is in charge of the set, from conception to construction to furnishing. This s...
The Wormwood Star
Released on: 1956-01-01
Documentary
A portrait of artist, actress, poet and occultist Marjorie Cameron, it shows images of her paintings...
Harlan County U.S.A.
Released on: 1977-01-23
Documentary
This film documents the coal miners' strike against the Brookside Mine of the Eastover Mining Compan...
California's Golden Beginning
Released on: 1948-01-01
Documentary
A description and enactment of the discovery of gold by James Marshall, and the role played by John ...
The Extraordinary Adventures of a Quart of Milk
Released on: 1951-01-01
Documentary
Documentary short subject preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Marshall Plan Collection, ...
The Man Who Skied Down Everest
Released on: 1975-09-19
Documentary, Adventure
This Oscar-winning documentary tells the story behind Japanese daredevil Yuichiro Miura's 1970 effor...
Marjoe
Released on: 1972-07-24
Documentary
Part documentary, part expose, this film follows one-time child evangelist Marjoe Gortner on the "ch...
The Chair
Released on: 1963-08-24
Documentary
Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, ...
Kristallnacht
Released on: 1979-11-16
Documentary
A bewitching, mysterious work of enveloping beauty, the film’s ominous title and a dedication to Ann...
I Don't Know
Released on: 1971-11-09
Documentary, Drama
A truly major work, I Don’t Know observes the relationship between a lesbian and a transgender perso...
Hoop Dreams
Released on: 1994-09-12
Documentary
Every school day, African-American teenagers William Gates and Arthur Agee travel 90 minutes each wa...
Women in Defense
Released on: 1941-12-24
Documentary, War
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparat...