Film
Hymn of the Nations
1944 · 31m · Music · Documentary
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Overview
Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this short film features conductor Arturo Toscanini leading the NBC Symphony Orchestra, tenor Jan Peerce, and the Westminster Choir in Verdi’s Inno delle nazioni. Originally composed in the 1860s as a musical tribute to Europe, Toscanini expanded the score to include The Star-Spangled Banner and The Internationale in honor of the Allied struggle and Italian partisans. Filmed in NBC’s Studio 8H, the documentary interweaves performance with scenes of Toscanini at home, emphasizing his anti-fascist stance and celebrating the liberation of Italy. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2010.
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Cast
Arturo Toscanini
Himself
Jan Peerce
Himself/Host
Burgess Meredith
Narrator (voice)
Walfredo Toscanini
Himself
Knox Manning
Himself
The Westminister Choir
Themselves
Crew
- Alexander HammidDirector
- May SartonWriter
- Irving LernerEditor · Producer
- Boris KaufmanDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- February 1, 1944
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 31m
- Genres
- Music, Documentary
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