Overture (1958 film)

Overture (1958 film)
Overture
Directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro
Produced by Thorold Dickinson
Distributed by National Film Board of Canada
Release date(s) 1958
Running time 10 minutes
Country Canada
Language Italian

Overture (Italian: Oeuverture) is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1]

The film depicts the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations, set against the music of Beethoven's Egmont Overture, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.[2]

References

  1. ^ "NY Times: Overture". NY Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/300265/Overture/details. Retrieved 2008-11-26. 
  2. ^ "Overture". National Film Board of Canada collections page. 1958. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10620. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 

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