Kill_or_Be_Killed_(1942_film)
Kill or Be Killed (1942 film)
1942 British film
Kill or Be Killed is an 18 minute long, documentary-style film directed in 1942 by experimental New Zealand artist Len Lye during his time working for the British Government's Ministry of Information.[1][2][3] The initial purpose of the film was to serve as a military training tool and a piece of post-war propaganda viewable by the general public, but since its release, both critics and filmmakers alike have hailed it as a “masterpiece of filmmaking,”[4] claiming that the realistic cinematography is both pleasing in aesthetics and technicality for its time.[4] The film is most notable for its use of subjective viewing.