Overture (1958 film)

Overture
Overture
Directed by	Gian Luigi Polidoro
Produced by	Thorold Dickinson
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1958;
Running time	10 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	Italian

Overture (Italian: Oeuverture) is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[1]^[2] The film depicts the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations, set against the music of Beethoven's Egmont Overture, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.^[3]

Plot

^ "NY Times: Overture". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
^ "Overture". National Film Board of Canada collections page. 1958. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

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