Concanen Films Ltd.

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Concanen Films Ltd. was a London- based British film production company that mainly produced a number of war documentaries , but also a number of feature films.

Foundation and success

The production company was founded in 1940 by the British actor and film producer Derrick De Marney (1906–1978) and his brother Terence De Marney (1908–1971), who also worked as an actor. Alfred Concanen, the brothers' grandfather, was a famous Victorian lithographer.

Concanen Films Limited traded under

  • Derrick De Marney Productions
  • Concanen Films
  • Concanen Productions
  • Concanen

The short documentary film The White Eagle , produced by Concanen in 1942, was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Documentary” category at the 1943 Academy Awards, but had to take precedence over the productions Battle of Midway , Kokoda Front Line! , Moscow Strikes Back and Prelude to War .

Another well-known film by Concanen was the documentary used often in newsreels diary of a Polish airman ( Diary of a Polish Airman , 1942), produced by Concanen. The Internet Movie Database lists eleven films from the Concanen film production company. Explore lists 22 films, which is due to the fact that the feature films are also listed there.

Filmography

  • 1940: Picturesque Poland - Concanen Productions production company
  • 1941: Magazyn filmowy nr 2, Concanen Films production company
  • 1941: Magazyn filmowy nr 3, Concanen Films production company
  • 1941: Podnosimy kotwice, Concanen Films production company
  • 1941: Polski Magazin Filmowy No. 1, Concanen Productions production company
  • 1941: This Is Poland, Concanen Films production company
  • 1942: Call of the Sea, Concanen Productions
  • 1942: Seaman Frank Goes Back to Sea, Concanen Productions
  • 1942: Diary of a Polish Airman Executive production company Concanen Films
  • 1942: The White Eagle , Concanen production company (produced in 1941)
  • 1943: Marynarz - Dzieje przecietnego - Concanen Films, Concanem Productions
  • 1943: Niedokonczona Podróz, executive production company Concanen Films
  • 1943: The Gentle Sex - A Two Cities Concanen Film, Concanen Productions
  • 1943: Nightingales, Concanen Productions production company
  • 1944: Children Must Laugh, Concanen Productions company
  • 1944: Homeward Bound, Concanen Productions
  • 1944: Calling Mr. Smith, Concanen Productions
  • 1944: Unfinished Journey, Concanen Productions
  • 1945: Diphtheria VI, Concanen Productions production company
  • 1945: Books, Books, Books, Concanen Productions
  • 1945: Fighting Pilgrims, Concanen Productions
  • 1949: No Way Back - Concanen
  • 1950: She Shall Have Murder - Concanen
  • 1954: Break in the Circle, Concanen Productions
  • 1955: Schock ( The Quatermass Xperiment ), Concanen Productions
  • Root of America, Concanen Productions

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The White Eagle at inafferrabileleslie.wordpress.com (English).
  2. ^ Diary of a Polish Airman In: bundesarchiv.de
  3. ↑ Derrick De Marney Productions in the IMDb
  4. ↑ Concanen Productions at explore.bfi.org.uk, accessed on January 8, 2016th