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Kill or be Killed (1942) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1942 · 18 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Len Lye
- Starring
- Marius Goring
The short film stages a tense, fictional duel in which a lone British infantryman tracks a German sniper concealed high in a tree. Unlike typical army instructional reels, it relies on a vivid dramatization that heightens the realism and emotional impact of the encounter, underscoring the lethal cat‑and‑mouse nature of battlefield sniping.
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