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Words for battle / the Ministry of Information presents ; produced by the Crown Film Unit.
- Date
1941
- Main contributor
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989
- Summary
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Laurence Olivier's reading of passages from Milton, William Blake, Robert Browning, Rudyard Kipling and Abraham Lincoln accompany scenes of daily life in wartime Britain. The texts selected emphasize national identity and heritage, patriotism, and the justness of the Allied cause.
- Contributors
Olivier, Laurence, 1907-1989; Jennings, Humphrey; Dalrymple, Ian, 1903-1989; McAllister, Stewart; Great Britain. Ministry of Information; Great Britain. Crown Film Unit; Indiana University, Bloomington. Audio-Visual Center
- Publisher
Ministry of Information
- Genres
Sponsored films.; Propaganda films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.
- Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Literature and the war
- Location
Great Britain
- Collection
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 film reel (8 min.) : sound, black and white, 16 mm
- Notes
Production credits from British Film Institute website, viewed March 2, 2015.
DVD copy available.
Creation/Production Credits
Director, Humphrey Jennings ; producer, Ian Dalrymple ; editor, Stewart McAllister.
Performers
Spoken by Laurence Olivier.
Statement of Responsibility
the Ministry of Information presents ; produced by the Crown Film Unit.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7818195; OCLC: ocn904254360; OCLC: 904254360
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.