Words for Battle

8m
Documentary
6.2

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
Narrator (voice)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

William Blake
Poem
Rudyard Kipling
Poem
John Milton
Poem
Humphrey Jennings
Director
Stewart McAllister
Editor
Ian Dalrymple
Producer
Ken Cameron
Sound Recordist

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