Words for Battle
First aired on Jan 24, 1941
Runtime: 8mins
60%
Genres: Documentary
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Laurence Olivier | Narrator (voice)
Winston Churchill | Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels | Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler | Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Featured Crew
Humphrey Jennings | Director
Stewart McAllister | Editor
Ian Dalrymple | Producer
William Blake | Poem
Rudyard Kipling | Poem
John Milton | Poem
