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Overture (Italian: Oeuverture) is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. The film depicts the peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations, set against the music of Beethoven's Egmont Overture, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

References

1. "NY Times: Overture". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
2. "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
3. "Overture". National Film Board of Canada collections page. 1958. Retrieved 3 July 2009.

External links

• Overture at IMDb
• Overture at the UN Audiovisual Library

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