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  • Strange Victory (1948)
  • 71 min | Documentary
Strange Victory (1948)
71 min | Documentary

"Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Folowing "Native Land" in Leo Hurwitz' filmography, it uses some of the same techniques: dramatized scenes interspersed with scenes of compilation news reel footage, and ...See more"Strange Victory" is about racial bias in post World War II America. Folowing "Native Land" in Leo Hurwitz' filmography, it uses some of the same techniques: dramatized scenes interspersed with scenes of compilation news reel footage, and scenes of evocative imagery. An epilogue about the civil rights movement, added in 1964 makes the arc of the film more complete. Written by Tom Hurwitz See less
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Director
Writers
Leo Hurwitz (original screenplay) | Saul Levitt (narration)
Producer
Barney Rosset (as Barnett L. Rosset)
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Sep 25, 1948 (United States)

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6 cast members
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Alfred Drake
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Muriel Smith
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Gary Merrill
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Saul Levitt
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Leo Hurwitz
Father looking in nursery window (uncredited) Father looking in nursery window (uncredited)   See fewer
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