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- ↑ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ↑ "Academy War Film Collection". Academy Film Archive.
