The Gentle Sex

E247475
British film drama film film war film

The Gentle Sex is a 1943 British wartime drama film that follows the experiences of several women who join the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II.

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The Gentle Sex canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
war film ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
castMember Joan Greenwood ⓘ
Joyce Howard ⓘ
Leslie Howard ⓘ
Lilli Palmer ⓘ
Margaret Rutherford ⓘ
Robert Morley ⓘ
Rosamund John ⓘ
cinematographyBy Robert Krasker ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts British home front during World War II ⓘ
military training of women ⓘ
wartime service of women ⓘ
director Leslie Howard ⓘ
Maurice Elvey ⓘ
distributor General Film Distributors ⓘ
filmEditingBy Fergus McDonell ⓘ
follows women in the Auxiliary Territorial Service ⓘ
format black-and-white film ⓘ
genre war drama ⓘ
wartime drama ⓘ
hasSetting British Army training camp ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
mainSubject Auxiliary Territorial Service ⓘ
home front during World War II ⓘ
women in the British Army ⓘ
musicBy Philippe II, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form: Philippe d'Orléans
narrator Leslie Howard ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrays camaraderie among servicewomen ⓘ
gender roles in wartime Britain ⓘ
producer Leslie Howard ⓘ
productionCompany Two Cities Films ⓘ
productionType propaganda film ⓘ
publicationDate 1943 ⓘ
purpose to boost morale during World War II ⓘ
releaseYear 1943 ⓘ
runtime approximately 92 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Aimee Stuart ⓘ
Leslie Howard ⓘ
setInPeriod World War II ⓘ

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Leslie Howard → directed → The Gentle Sex ⓘ
Sir Michael Balcon → notableWork → The Gentle Sex ⓘ
subject surface form: Michael Balcon