Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1942 |
| length | 14 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | William H. Pine |
| script | Maxwell Shane |
| production | William H. Pine, William C. Thomas |
| music | Daniele Amfitheatrof |
| camera | Fred Jackman |
| cut | Howard A. Smith |
Paramount Victory Short No. T2-3: The Price of Victory is an American documentary from the year 1942 .
action
The American Vice President Henry A. Wallace speaks about the four freedoms that President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulated in a 1941 State of the Union address. Wallace explains the reasons why the Axis must be defeated and the cost of the American people to achieve this goal.
Awards
In 1943 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Documentary .
background
The propaganda film was produced by Paramount Pictures and published by the United States Office of War Information . The premiere took place on December 3, 1942.
In 1942 and 1943 Paramount produced four propaganda films that were collectively titled Paramount Victory Short No. T2 were distributed. In Part 1 ( A Letter from Bataan ) and Part 4 ( The Aldrich Family Gets in the Scrap ) actors were used for a framework story, while Part 2 ( We Refuse to Die ) and the present Part 3, both of which were nominated for an Oscar , were pure documentaries. William H. Pine and Maxwell Shane worked together on the first three parts.