How about Chaplin's THE GREAT DICTATOR? A fairly gentle though meaningful lesson on anti-semitism, and a 12 year old may enjoy the humour. Peter Warren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Knolle" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:19 AM Subject: Good WW II Movies for Kids? > Hi, > This is not an academic request, but my 12 year old > niece wants to know more about World War II. Can > anyone recommend a good drama or documentary that > would be appropriate? I was thinking perhaps of the > 'Why We Fight' series or dramas like 'The Mortal Storm.' > > You can reply to me offlist. > Thanks! > > -- > Sharon Knolle > [log in to unmask] > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] > ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org