Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children
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This 1944 newsreel documents arrivals at a Wellington wharf from the Middle East: New Zealand soldiers and Polish children. For the refugees it was the conclusion of an epic wartime survival tale: an exodus from Poland via Siberian labour camps, to being greeted by Prime Minister Peter Fraser in NZ. The Poles then take the train past waving crowds to their new home: a camp in Pahīatua. Twenty years later the children were revisited in Kathleen O’Brien’s classic 1966 documentary The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children.
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- Screenplay & Story
- Michael Forlong
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- Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children
- Country of Origin
- New Zealand
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 8m
- Production Studios
- New Zealand National Film Unit
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Michael Forlong
A.W.E. Bailey
Michael Forlong
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Michael Forlong
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Michael Forlong
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A.W.E. Bailey
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What is Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children about?
This 1944 newsreel documents arrivals at a Wellington wharf from the Middle East: New Zealand soldiers and Polish children. For the refugees it was the conclusion of an epic wartime survival tale: an exodus from Poland via Siberian labour camps, to being greeted by Prime Minister Peter Fraser in NZ. The Poles then take the train past waving crowds to their new home: a camp in Pahīatua. Twenty years later the children were revisited in Kathleen O’Brien’s classic 1966 documentary The Story of Seven-Hundred Polish Children.
Who directed Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children?
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children was directed by Not specified.
Who stars in Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children?
The principal cast of Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children includes Rex Walden.
When was Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children released and how long is it?
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children was released in 1944 with a total runtime of 8m.