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Words for Battle
Words for Battle
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34 Ratings

WORDS FOR BATTLE

Directed by Humphrey Jennings
United Kingdom, 1941
Short, Documentary, War

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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.