London Can Take It!
The courage of a city is the courage of its people
1940 | 9m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Harry Watt, Humphrey Jennings |
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| Writer: | Quentin Reynolds |
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| A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1940 |
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| Director: | Harry Watt, Humphrey Jennings |
| Writer: | Quentin Reynolds |
| Genres: | War |
| Keywords | world war ii, wartime, life during wartime, london blitz |
| Production Companies | Ministry of Information, GPO Film Unit, GPO (General Post Office) Film Unit |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 07, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Quentin Reynolds | Self - Commentator: War Correspondent, Collier's Weekly (voice) |
| King George VI of the United Kingdom | Self - with Bombed Londoners (uncredited) |
| Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother | Self - with Bombed Londoners (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
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| Harry Watt | Director |
| Humphrey Jennings | Director |
| Quentin Reynolds | Writer |
| H.E. Fowle | Director of Photography |
| Jonah Jones | Director of Photography |
| Jack Lee | Assistant Director, Editor |
| Stewart McAllister | Editor |
| Ralph Elton | Assistant Director |
| Pat Jackson | Assistant Director |
| Ken Cameron | Sound Recordist |
| Budge Cooper | Continuity |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Alfred Duff-Cooper | Producer |
| Basil Wright | Associate Producer |
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With the blitz already five weeks old, this short feature illustrates the determined stoicism of Londoners as they exchange their daytime garb for their nighttime one and prepare to man the city’s defences in preparation for the next visit by the Luftwaffe. What always impressed me with these docume ... ntaries is that despite all hell breaking loose, the electricity and the water supplies still seem to endure the attacks. The people are sheltering in underground shelters and their lights are on, offering them a comfort blanket that ordinarily one might just take for granted. Next morning, and the city rises with the sun, cleans up the mess and with the King and Queen offering a fillip to the people clearing up the mess this film offers us a patriotic but not propagandist story of a city under siege.