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The True Story Of Lili Marlene
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keywords: wwii, music, song lili marlene
Synopsis: The story of how the song Lili Marlene came into being and how it was adopted by both the British 8th Army and German troops as they fought each other during WWII as well as sung in nightclubs all over...(read more)
- Date: 1940's
- Duration: 00:20:51
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: World-Wide
The True Story Of Lili Marlene
Scenes in Nazi Germany, soldiers of the British 8th Army in the desert of North Africa, and German troops on the Russian front and the effect a song had on these men in WWII.
English announcer, holding pipe, tells the story of Lili Marlene, a song adopted by the soldiers of the British 8th Army in North Africa and troops of the German military. Shows war souvenirs and a phonograph record brought home after the war by a British 8th Army soldier. Camera zooms in on Lili Marlene record. Flashback to 1923, man at home writes the lyrics, music written in 1938. Scenes of hands playing on piano keys playing a song. Loli Anderson (Swedish singer) practices the song in a nightclub in Berlin while a woman scrubs the floor.
Hitler, standing in car, drives past cheering crowds lining the street. German tanks drive past cheering street crowds. German troops in the desert listening to song of Lili Marlene. German U-Boat crew listen to song Lili Marlene. Loli Anderson singing song Lili Marlene to nightclub patrons in Berlin. Caricature of German guard at guard post and smiling face on the moon. Opera star sings "Lili Marlene" at State Opera House in Berlin. British BBC announcer starts to tell how the English soldiers adopted the song. Night scenes of 8th Army British soldiers walking in from the desert and gathering around radio to hear German broadcast of Lili Marlene. Night scenes, flashes from heavy artillery fire. British tanks, vehicles, and troops advance across desert. Mass of German and Italian prisoners. British war correspondent lights cigarette with Zippo lighter. Stalingrad Russia, Russian artillery fire at Stalingrad.
German General Friedrich Von Paulus enters office and surrenders to Gen Vasily I Chuikov of the Russian Army. Surrender was on 2 Feb 1943. Mass of German prisoners in Russia. Loli Anderson behind barbed wire in concentration camp. Lucie Mannheim singing Lili Marlene with new lyrics. Bodies of German troops on snow covered battlefield. Miss Mannheim sings of Hitler's crimes and how he should be hanged from the lantern. Night and dawn shots of ships at sea. Convoy of troopships. Men ready for battle. Stands and pushcarts at London docks. Pan to man in door of pub. (background music of Lili Marlene). Shot of British Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Shot List:
00:01:08;10
British man with pipe speaks
00:02:04;07
Image of a vintage photograph record
00:02:45;04
Slow pan up vintage street lamp or lantern
00:03:27;02
Hands on piano keys playing a song
00:04:08;00
Cleaning woman on knees scrubbing floor
00:04:22;03
Nightclub singer and piano player rehearsing after hours
00:04:32;04
Hitler, standing in car, drives past cheering crowds lining the street
00:04:52;02
German tanks drive past waving cheering street crowds
00:05:49;11
Vintage phonograph record player
00:06:04;05
German soldiers laying in sand listening to a radio
00:06:23;07
German U-Boat running on surface, cut to interior U-Boat scenes
00:07:37;09
German nightclub patrons react to Loli Anderson singing song Lili Marlene
00:07:55;01
Caricature of German guard at guard post and smiling quirky face on moon
00:09:24;02
Opera star on stage, enthusiastic audience after performance
00:10:12;05
Denis Johnston BBC war correspondent
00:11:02;03
British 8th Army soldiers laying in the sand listening to Lili Marlene song
00:12:05;11
Night scenes, flashes from heavy artillery fire. British tanks, vehicles, and troops advance across desert
00:13:07;00
British military lorry (trucks), 8th Army troops, tanks on the move
00:13:22;05
Huge mass of German Afrika Korps and Italian prisoners captured
00:13:54;02
War correspondent lights cigarette with zippo lighter
00:14:10;10
Russian artillery fire at Stalingrad. German Gen Friedrich Von Paulus surrenders to Gen Vasily I Chuikov of the Russian Army
00:15:19;09
Loli Anderson behind barbed wire in concentration camp
00:16:46;01
Bodies of German troops on snow covered battlefield
00:18:12;03
Night and dawn shots of ships at sea, Convoy of troopships, Men ready for battle
00:19:19;02
Stands and pushcarts at London docks. Pan to man in door of pub
00:20:46;00
British Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
