147364
147364

Siege

1940-02-12
5.667
en 10m
Documentary
Siege is a 1940 documentary short about the Siege of Warsaw by the Wehrmacht at the start of World War II. It was shot by Julien Bryan, a Pennsylvanian photographer and cameraman who later established the International Film Foundation. Siege was nominated for an Oscar for Best One-reel Short at the 13th Academy Awards in 1941, and in 2006, it was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress as "a unique, horrifying record of the dreadful brutality of war."

Producer

Frederic Ullman Jr.

Director

Julien Bryan

Producer

Frank P. Donovan

Writer

Julien Bryan

Director of Photography

Julien Bryan

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • RKO Radio Pictures