Words for Battle
Words for Battle

Words for Battle

1941-01-24 - 8 minutes

6.20 / 10

Overview

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.

Screenplay

Director - Humphrey Jennings

Genres

Documentary

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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)