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Overture

1958 10 min English
Wubly rating 6.1 IMDb rating 5.3

Overture is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. 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.

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Gian Luigi Polidoro Director

First release June 2, 1958 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production United Nations Film Service

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Canada · United States

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Original title

Oeuverture

Original language

English

Release dates

Australia · June 2, 1958

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No release date listed for United States.

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