Hymn of the Nations (1944)
1944 · Short film · 31 min · dir. Alexander Hammid
- Music
- Documentary
Synopsis
Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir in Verdi’s Inno delle nazioni. Originally composed in the 1860s as a musical tribute to Europe, Toscanini expanded the score to include The Star-Spangled Banner and The Internationale in honor of the Allied struggle and Italian partisans. Filmed in NBC’s Studio 8H, the documentary interweaves performance with scenes of Toscanini at home, emphasizing his anti-fascist stance and celebrating the liberation of Italy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Alexander Hammid
- Writer
- May Sarton
- Cinematography
- Boris Kaufman
- Studio
- Office of War Information
- Released
- 1944-02-01
- Running time
- 31 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Hymn Of The Nations
- 1944
- musical
- radio broadcast
- Arturo Toscanini
- the NBC Symphony Orchestra
- Jan Peerce
Cast & crew
Alexander Hammid Director
Arturo Toscanini- Jan Peerce
Burgess Meredith- Walfredo Toscanini
Knox Manning- The Westminister Choir
