A Chance to Live

A Chance to Live
Directed by James L. Shute
Produced by Richard De Rochemont
James L. Shute
Written by James L. Shute
Distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox
for Time Inc.
Release dates
  • December 23, 1949

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Running time
18 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A Chance to Live is a 1949 American short documentary film directed by James L. Shute, produced by Richard de Rochemont for Time Inc. and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox. It is part of The March of Time series and portrays Monsignor John Patrick Carroll-Abbing building and running a Boys' Home in Italy.

The film won an Academy Award at the 22nd Academy Awards in 1950 for Documentary Short Subject.[2][3]

References

  1. Synopsis (PDF), The March of Time Newsreels, HBO Archives
  2. "The 22nd Academy Awards (1950) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  3. "New York Times: A Chance to Live". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-05-26.

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