ALL THIS AND WORLD WAR II Directed by SUSAN WINSLOW
One of the absurdly funny things in Mel Brooks' The Producers (1968) was the notion of a musical comedy called Springtime for Hitler. Now that conceit begins to look prophetic. In All This and World War II, viewers are invited in effect to sing along with the blitzkrieg, follow the bouncing ball to Yalta.
The film is a curious collage of war footage, old movie clips and the songs of John Lennon and Paul Mc Cartney. The songs (recorded by pop stars like Elton John and Tina Turner) are affecting in their...
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