Director: Julien Bryan
Language
English
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total
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| Country: | USA |
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| Length: | 10 min |
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*Siege* is a 1940 documentary short film documenting the Wehrmacht's siege of Warsaw at the beginning of World War II. Shot by Pennsylvania photographer and cameraman Julien Bryan, who later founded the International Film Foundation, *Siege* was nominated for an Academy Award for Best One-reel Short in 1941. In 2006, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress, recognized as "a unique, horrifying record of the dreadful brutality of war."
| Alternative title: | Siege |
| Release year: | 1940 |
| Language: | English |
| Awards: | 🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Director: | Julien Bryan |
| Type: | Movie |
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