Title: Words for Battle
EXTERNAL URL: IMDB | TMDB
Languages: English
Genres: Documentary, Short, War,
Runtime: 0:08:00 Hour
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Winston Churchill, Joseph Goebbels
Directors: Humphrey Jennings
Rating: 6.6 (263 Votes)
Year: 1941
Summary: 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.
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