Let there be light : John Huston's wartime documentaries

Huston, John, 1906-1987 (film director.). Huston, Walter, 1884-1950 (narrator.). Stewart, James, 1908-1997 (host.). Henabery, Joseph, 1887-1976 (film director.). Olive Films, (publisher.).

Summary: "Presented in cooperation with the National Archives and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this collection features four documentaries directed by John Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The African Queen) as part of his service as an officer in the Army Signal Corps. The documentaries are not simple propaganda, but reflect Huston's own changing attitudes toward war.

Item details

ISBN: 9786316337375
ISBN: 631633737X
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (281 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Archive editon.
Publisher: [Chicago, Illinois] : Olive Films, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Full screen (1.33:1) presentation Originally produced as motion pictures in 1942-1946. Title from disc surface; statement of responsibility from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: John Huston's wartime documentaries: an introduction (26:11) / written and edited by Bret Wood -- Winning your wings (18:19 ; 1942) / United States Army Air Forces present ; produced in cooperation with Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. ; with Lieutenant James Stewart -- Report from the Aleutians (44:48 ; 1943) / The War Department presents ; produced by U. S. Army Signal Corps ; -- San Pietro (32:05 ; 1945) / The War Department presents ; produced by the Army Pictorial Service ; -- Bonus feature: San Pietro: raw camera footage (32:58).
System Details Note:	DVD, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.