- Summary
- In September 1939, when Germany invaded Poland, the American film-maker Julien Bryan found himself the only neutral photographer to remain in Warsaw. Over a period of two weeks he shot several thousand feet of film, recording the devastation of the city and the anguish of its people. Early in 1940, his film Siege was released in theatres throughout the United States and in later years the material he brought back was used in many compilations, including Frank Capra's Why we fight series.
- Other Title
- Friendship is a passport.
- Format
- Video
- Published
- Los Angeles, CA : Aquila Polonica ; New York : International Film Foundation, [2009]
©2009
- Locale
- Poland
Warsaw
- Other Authors/Editors
- Bryan, Julien H. (Julien Hequembourg), 1899-1974.
Ullman, Frederic, 1903-1948.
Donovan, Frank, 1892-1969.
RKO-Pathe.
Aquila Polonica (Firm)
International Film Foundation.
- Notes
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Video release of newsreel originally released in 1940.
Special features: Prelude to war timeline; Blitzkrieg timeline; biography of Julien Bryan including an historic audio essay by Julien Bryan, Friendship is a passport, recorded for Edward R. Murrow's This I believe radio series in the early 1950s; The making of Siege; awards; praise.
DVD.
