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Shy and sheltered, roc loses some of her inhibitions when she falls in love with an airman gordon jackson. The style, which combines documentary techniques with the structure and plotting of narrative features, gives the film an authenticity that elevates the standard plot. Stream tracks and playlists from millions like us on your desktop or mobile device. It starred patricia roc, eric portman, megs jenkins, gordon jackson and anne crawford, was written and directed by sidney gilliat and frank launder.
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According to the british film institute database, this film is the first in an unofficial trilogy, along with two thousand. Nov 23, 2017 celia patrica roc gets some bad news about her bomber pilot husband gordon jackson in this clip from the launder and gilliat home front film. Millions like us 1943 courtesy of itv global entertainment. Millions like us flip is available now for free download. When celia is sent away to work at a munitions factory shes thrown in with women from other classes and parts of the country. Feb 04, 2020 categorised as a british world war ii propaganda film this less known example is a superb work of moraleboosting films from mid world war 2. Purple hearts millions like us 1979, metallic blue labels.
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We tend to see the second world war as a mans war, featuring spitfire crews and brave deeds on the normandy beaches. A young londoner is sent to an arms factory in the midlands, where she encounters a supportive world of women from across the class system. During world war ii, young celia is separated from her family when she is called up to work in an aircraft components factory, but finds love in the arms of an raf pilot. Millions like us 1943 full movie download full hd youtube. In millions like us virginia nicholson tells the story of the womens second world war, through a host of individual womens experiences. Ethics, being human and the soul come to the fore when a 7year old finds a bag of pounds just days before the currency is switched to euros and learns what we are really made of.
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