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Words for Battle

1941·Directed by Humphrey Jennings

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Released
January 24, 1941
Runtime
8m

About Words for Battle

  • Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Director
  • Humphrey Jennings

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Laurence OlivierNarrator (voice)
  • Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
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