Overture

Overture

10 mins | Documentary | June 2, 1959

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.

Overture

10 mins | Documentary | June 2, 1959

Overture
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.
Producers National Film Board of Canada, United Nations Film Service
Original title Oeuverture
Directors Gian Luigi Polidoro
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