Two Fathers (film)

Two Fathers (also known as 2 Fathers ^[1]) is a 1944 British wartime propaganda short film directed by Anthony Asquith and made by the Crown Film Unit, a division of the Ministry of Information.^[2][1] It was written by Asquith and V.S. Pritchett.

Two Fathers
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Written by	Anthony Asquith V.S. Pritchett
Produced by	Arthur Elton
Starring	Bernard Miles Paul Bonifas
Cinematography	Jonah Jones
Music by	Clifton Parker
Distributed by	Crown Film Unit
Release date	1944 (1944)
Running time	13 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

An Englishman and a Frenchman find themselves sharing a room in a hotel in an unidentified English location, and fall into conversation. The Englishman's son is in the Royal Air Force, and when the Frenchman shows him a photograph of his daughter, the Englishman remarks that it is less worrisome to have a daughter than a son at this time of war. The Frenchman replies that his daughter, a nurse by profession, is currently an active member of the Maquis. The Englishman says that he has received news that his son was forced to bail out of his plane over France the previous day, and the Frenchman observes that there are many thousands of French men and women who will risk their own safety to help a downed British airman.^[3]

Cast

• Bernard Miles as the Englishman
• Paul Bonifas as the Frenchman
• Paulette Preney as the girl
• Margaret Yarde
• Arthur Young
• Everley Gregg
• David Keir