The True Story of Lili Marlene

Overview

The Eighth Army famously adopted a German song in the Western Desert. The Crown Film Unit traces the journey of Lili Marlene from its composition in post-WW1 Hamburg, via Radio Belgrade and the Afrika Korps, through victory in Tunisia and Sicily, to an imagined post-war East End, full of light, music and bananas for sale.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1944

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Writer

Humphrey Jennings

Producer

J.B. Holmes

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0139670