Sons of the Anzacs is a 1945 Australian documentary about the exploits of Australian soldiers during World War II. It covered nine campaigns up until the fall of Lae. It was later re-made and updated in 1968 to cover the entire war.
, 1h57 Réalisé parJack Lee OrigineRoyaume-uni GenresDrame, Guerre, Romance ActeursVirginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Jean Anderson, Marie Lohr, Maureen Swanson, Vincent Ball Note71% Londres après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Jean Paget, une jeune femme, apprend d'un notaire qu'elle est bénéficiaire d'un important héritage. Lorsqu'on lui demande ce qu'elle va en faire, elle répond qu'elle a décidé d'aller en Malaisie pour construire un puits dans un petit village. Là-bas, elle fait en sorte que le puits soit creusé, afin que les femmes n'aient plus à aller aussi loin. Elle se remémore sa vie dans ce village pendant la guerre.
Réalisé parSidney Gilliat OrigineRoyaume-uni GenresDrame, Musical ThèmesLa musique ActeursRobert Morley, Maurice Evans, Eileen Herlie, Martyn Green, Peter Finch, Dinah Sheridan Note68% The young composer Arthur Sullivan is encouraged by his friends and fiancée, Grace, to pursue the creation of "serious" works, such as his cantata The Prodigal Son, but he is pleased by the acclaim that he receives for the music to the short comic opera Trial by Jury, a collaboration with dramatist W. S. Gilbert. Grace leaves him, telling him that he is wasting his musical gifts on triviality, foreshadowing criticism from the musical establishment that will follow Sullivan for the rest of his career.
In 1920, Laurette marries an irresponsible drifter, Paul Graham. They have a son, David, but later divorce due to Paul's drinking and infidelities. David chooses to stay with his father and Laurette marries again, this time to John, a rich businessman with a teenaged daughter, Kay.
In 1812 Australia, Alicia Farley flees from her sadistic husband, Captain Farley. During a storm, she takes refuge in an inn in Parramatta and forms a relationship with Irish rebel Michael. Captain Farley tracks her down but she manages to escape with Michael and they both leave the country.
A young woman, Gracie, is bored with her factory work and dissatisfied with war life. Her soldier boyfriend, Jim, is blinded while fighting overseas, and writes her a letter which inspires Gracie and her workmates to make sacrifices and win the war.