Summary: Film consisting of songs sung by the Polish Army Choir.
Description: The idea of this film is that the songs of different nations mirror their people, with Poland and the Polish Army Choir being used as an example. They are shown singing 'the Soldier's Lot', the Scottish song 'We Are A Hundred Pipers', a gay Polish folk song and the Sobieski march. The film was made whilst Poland was an occupied country, when to sing Polish songs meant either death or a concentration camp. The soldiers' singing is therefore intercut with shots of the people and conditions of Poland.
Production Details: Seven League Productions (Production company)
Osiecki, Stefan1902-02-231977-05-07 (Production individual)
O'Leary, H M Nieter (Production individual)
Rose, Harry (Production individual)
Osiecki, Stefan1902-02-231977-05-07 (Production individual)
Paulet, Pamela (Production individual)
Halsted, H G (Production individual)
Polish Army Choir (Production individual)
Sargent, Harold Malcolm Watts18951967British conductor. (Production cast)
Nirenska, Pola (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Sargent, Harold Malcolm Watts (person)
Nirenska, Pola (person)
Polish Army Choir (regiment/service)
Keywords: arts, Polish - ethnic: folk music (object name)
society, Polish - domestic (object name)
Poland (geography)
propaganda (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: Polish
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 955 ft; Running time: 10 mins
