Words for Battle

Words for Battle

Movie 1941-01-24 8m Documentary
★ 6.5 / 10 · 10 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
Crown Film Unit
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Director
Humphrey Jennings
Cast
Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier Narrator (voice) Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Joseph Goebbels Joseph Goebbels Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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