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Words for Battle

19416.2 / 108 min
Documentary

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.

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)

Crew

Humphrey Jennings

Humphrey Jennings

Director

Ian Dalrymple

Ian Dalrymple

Producer

Stewart McAllister

Stewart McAllister

Editor

William Blake

William Blake

Poem

Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

Poem

John Milton

John Milton

Poem

Ken Cameron

Ken Cameron

Sound Recordist