Words for Battle (1941)

Words for Battle

1941

Documentary

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. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.

Credits

Director

Humphrey Jennings

Cast

Adolf Hitler as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joseph Goebbels as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurence Olivier as Narrator (voice)

Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Stewart McAllister (Editor)

John Milton (Poem)

Rudyard Kipling (Poem)