Words for Battle

Name: Words for Battle
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1941-01-24
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 6.55
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Winston Churchill, Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler

1941

Documentary

Director: Humphrey Jennings

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.