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Weekly Review

Short Film, 1942 - 1950

 Weekly Review

 Weekly Review

 Series Synopsis

Initially these were newsreels during wartime that were distributed to cinemas free of charge and ran for 459 episodes. The focus was on war-related activities within NZ, with some overseas footage. The NFU was accused of political bias and propagandism in some of the local items within the Review. After the war The Weekly Review continued but the style had changed, it often covered a single topic and was less focused on news. The Review ended when the National government was elected in 1949.

 
 

 Series Notes

This is the series overview page, here you can find which episodes or clips are available on NZ On Screen.

 

 Produced by

 The National Film Unit

The National Film Unit