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The True Story of Lili Marlene (1944)

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Film details

Featuring

Lucie Mannheim Marius Goring Pat Hughes
Director

Humphrey Jennings
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1944
Genres

War Government sponsored film
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The Story of Lilli Marlene Alternative
Lill' Marlene Alternative

Synopsis

Story of the song "Lili Marlene" and the uses of propaganda and counter-propaganda in wartime Europe.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - .
    
    Lucie Mannheim
  - .
    
    Marius Goring
  - .
    
    Pat Hughes
  - .
    
    Denis Johnston
  - .
    
    Werner Alvensleben
  - .
    
    Charles Kormos
  - [lyricist]
    
    Humphrey Jennings
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Humphrey Jennings
  - Assistant Director
    
    Graham Wallace
  - Continuity
    
    Phyllis Ross
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Crown Film Unit
  - Sponsor
    
    Ministry of Information
  - Producer
    
    J.B. Holmes
  - Unit Manager
    
    Nora Dawson
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Humphrey Jennings
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    H.E. Fowle
  - [Camera Operator]
    
    Denny Densham
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Stone, Sid
  Design:
  - Settings
    
    Edward Carrick
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Blood, Denis
  - Music Director
    
    Muir Mathieson
  Sound:
  - Sound Engineer
    
    Ken Cameron

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