Listen to Britain

20m
Documentary
6.2

A depiction of life in wartime Britain during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.

Cast

Leonard Brockington
Self - Foreword by
Joseph Macleod
Self - BBC Newsreader (voice)
Bud Flanagan
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Chesney Allen
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Myra Hess
Self - Pianist
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self - in Audience (uncredited)

Crew

Humphrey Jennings
Director, Writer, Editor
Stewart McAllister
Director, Writer, Editor
John Krish
Assistant Editor
H.E. Fowle
Director of Photography
Fred Gamage
Director of Photography
Joe Mendoza
Assistant Director
Ian Dalrymple
Producer
A.J. Stafford
Sound Assistant
Des Edwards
Sound Assistant
Ken Cameron
Sound Recordist
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Dora Wright
Production Manager

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