Words for Battle

Directed by Humphrey Jennings
24 stycznia 1941    8 minDokumentalny, Wojenny,
6.66.2
Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.

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  • Laurence OlivierNarrator (voice)
  • Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Humphrey JenningsReżyseria
  • Ian DalrympleProducer
  • Stewart McAllisterEditor
  • Ken CameronSound Recordist

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