A Chance to Live
A Chance to Live | |
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Directed by | James L. Shute |
Written by | James L. Shute |
Produced by | Richard De Rochemont James L. Shute |
Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox for Time Inc. |
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Running time | 18 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Chance to Live is a 1949 American short documentary film directed by James L. Shute, produced by Richard de Rochemont for Time Inc. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is part of The March of Time series and portrays Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing building and running a Boys' Home in Italy.
The film won an Academy Award at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 for Documentary Short Subject.[2][3]
The Academy Film Archive preserved A Chance to Live in 2005.[4]
References
- ^ "Synopsis" (PDF). The March of Time Newsreels. HBO Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
- ^ "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
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- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
External links
Categories:
- 1949 films
- American films
- English-language films
- Short documentary films
- American documentary films
- The March of Time films
- 20th Century Fox short films
- Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s documentary films
- Black-and-white documentary films
- 1940s short films
- Short documentary film stubs