All This and World War II (1976)

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Blistering performances.

This film isn't perfect but it does get under your skin. The music combined with the war footage can evoke feelings you might not have expected. Even though the songs were not written to be the soundtrack for World War II, they have been remixed here to do an unusually evocative job.This film for sure was ahead of its time, mixing media from generations to help convey a time in our history where civilization was on the brink of destroying itself.Most people don't realize that many of our first rock and roll 'heroes' were WWII War babies, the music that came out of them was planted by the experiences they had as children growing up in a war torn country. So though it was not written for collage of WWII footage, there's an eerie fit.Keep in mind that when watching some of this footage, there are real lives being lost. The sacrifice of that generation should not be forgotten and this film helps to preserve it a little.BTW - If you want to see this film, write me.

Everyone seems to want to know why this film has never been released in any official form for domestic consumption. Here's my guess. Copyright clearance. Most of the documentary footage is probably public domain, so it's not that. But there is a LOT of feature film footage from all over the place included, and I'm sure it would be a nightmare to clear it all for commercial publishing of the film. Then there is the music. Beatles would cost a lot, and there's a lot of Beatles in it - let's face it, it's wall-to-wall Beatles, and what is this film likely to return? The significance of the Second World War is rapidly diminishing in a world besieged by a whole new set of super-villains (take your pick). As you can read here, folks either LOVE it or LOATH it. Fascinating! Don't hold your breath expecting this one to be legally available soon. It's just too hard.

I haven't seen this film for ages,the musical score was fantastic.Especially in synchronicity with the old war footage. "Roll up for Mystery Tour " This magical mystery tour will really take you away !

This is an excellent movie of its type. Extremely under-rated and panned by all the critics when released in 1976. I would love to see this movie given a general release on Video Tape and Videodisc.