Listen to Britain (1942)
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.
- Date of release
- 1942-02-01
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (69)
- Runtime
- 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister
Casting
- 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)
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Listen to Britain is a 1942 British propaganda short film by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister. The film was produced during World War II by the Crown Film Unit, an organisation within the British Government's Ministry of Information to support the Allied war effort. The film was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943, but lost against four other Allied propaganda films. It is noted for its nonlinear structure and its use of sound.
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