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Words for Battle

Genres
Documentary
Rating
6.2
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date1941-01-24
Runtime8 mins

Overview

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 & Crew

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Laurence Olivier

as Narrator (voice)

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Winston Churchill

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Joseph Goebbels

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Adolf Hitler

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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