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Conquer by the Clock

1942 · 10 min

A stern, urgent wartime lecture that makes wasted minutes feel like a moral failure.

Directed by
Frederic Ullman Jr., Slavko Vorkapich
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Time wasted is time given to the enemy...
Overview
Conquer by the Clock was a short dramatic propaganda film produced by the RKO Pathé in 1942 to encourage wartime industrial production. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943.

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Directed by
Frederic Ullman Jr., Slavko Vorkapich
Genres
Documentary
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  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
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brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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  • war
  • work
  • guilt
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • workplace
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period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
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  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Frederic Ullman Jr., Slavko Vorkapich
Written by
Philip H. Reisman Jr.
Runtime
10 min
Country
United States of America

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