A time out of war / written and directed by Denis Sanders ; [produced by Denis and Terry Sanders].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Sanders, Denis, 1929-1987, director, screenwriter, producer.

Sanders, Terry, producer.

American Film Foundation, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers--United States.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Genre:

Historical films.

Short films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (22 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : American Film Foundation, 1954.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Oscar-winning dramatic short film based on the Robert W. Chambers story, "Pickets." It is about Civil War soldiers on two sides of a river who decide to call a cease-fire for a few hours -- creating a "time out of war." "A Time Out of War" named to National Film Registry. A Time Out of War, the Oscar-winning Civil War short story film produced by Denis and Terry Sanders in 1954, was among 25 films named, December 27, 2006, to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Congress created the Registry in 1989 to preserve films of "cultural, historical and artistic significance." The List now numbers 450.

Participant:

Barry Atwater, Robert Sherry, Alan Cohen.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 20, 2017).

Music by Frank Hamilton.

OCLC:

1000289664