Words for Battle

01/24/1941

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0hr 8min

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Documentary

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Laurence Olivier
  • Winston Churchill
  • Joseph Goebbels
  • Adolf Hitler

    Director

  • Humphrey Jennings

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Crown Film Unit

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English