Criterion Collection Themes - Made During WWII

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World War II naturally created many constraints for filmmakers in the countries involved in it. Nevertheless, despite censorship, propaganda demands, battle devastation, and diminished resources, filmmakers on both sides of the conflict were able to make films—even, in some cases, personal statements. As the titles listed below show, some of the world’s great directors did some of the finest work during difficult times. Clouzot even brought Le corbeau to fruition in Nazi-occupied France.

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    Aleksandr Nevskiy

    1938 — a.k.a. Alexander Nevsky, in 10 top lists Check
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    A Canterbury Tale

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
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    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
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    Le ciel est à vous

    1944 — a.k.a. The Woman Who Dared, in 4 top lists Check
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    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
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    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 13 top lists Check
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    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
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    49th Parallel

    1941, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth...

    1944 — a.k.a. Henry V, in 12 top lists Check
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    In Which We Serve

    1942, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ivan Groznyy

    1944 — a.k.a. Ivan the Terrible, Part I, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
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    Lumière d'été

    1943, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Man in Grey

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
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    Major Barbara

    1941, in 3 top lists Check
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    Ichiban utsukushiku

    1944 — a.k.a. The Most Beautiful, in 1 top list Check
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    Night Train to Munich

    1940 — a.k.a. Gestapo, in 2 top lists Check
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    Kanzashi

    1941 — a.k.a. Ornamental Hairpin, in 4 top lists Check
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    Paisà

    1946 — a.k.a. Paisan, in 14 top lists Check
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    Remorques

    1941, in 5 top lists Check
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    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
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    Sugata Sanshirô

    1943 — a.k.a. Sanshiro Sugata, in 2 top lists Check
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    That Hamilton Woman

    1941 — a.k.a. Lady Hamilton, in 2 top lists Check
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    Chichi ariki

    1942 — a.k.a. There Was a Father, in 3 top lists Check
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    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
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    Les visiteurs du soir

    1942 — a.k.a. The Devil's Envoys, in 3 top lists Check
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