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The Town

1944 · 12 min

A gentle, nostalgic look at small-town American life, made to reassure and uplift wartime audiences.

Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Myron McCormick
Overview
The Town was a short propaganda film produced by the Office of War Information in 1945. It presents an idealized vision of American life, shown in microcosm by Madison, Indiana. It was created primarily for exhibition abroad, to provide international audiences a more well-rounded view of America, and was therefore produced in more than 20 translations. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.

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Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Myron McCormick
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • survival
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Written by
George Milburn, Joseph Krumgold
Starring
Myron McCormick
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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