Words for Battle
1941 | 8m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Humphrey Jennings |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 24, 1941 |
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| Director: | Humphrey Jennings |
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| Production Companies | Crown Film Unit |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Laurence Olivier | Narrator (voice) |
| Winston Churchill | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Joseph Goebbels | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Humphrey Jennings | Director |
| Stewart McAllister | Editor |
| William Blake | Poem |
| Rudyard Kipling | Poem |
| John Milton | Poem |
| Ken Cameron | Sound Recordist |
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| Ian Dalrymple | Producer |
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