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Listen to Britain

  • 19421942
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.7K
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London Can Take It! (1940)
  • Documentary
  • Short
A depiction of life in wartime England 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 wi... Read allA depiction of life in wartime England 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.A depiction of life in wartime England 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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Humphrey Jennings
    • Stewart McAllister
  • Writers
    • Humphrey Jennings(uncredited)
    • Stewart McAllister(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Leonard Brockington
    • Joseph Macleod(voice)
    • Bud Flanagan
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Humphrey Jennings
    • Stewart McAllister
  • Writers
    • Humphrey Jennings(uncredited)
    • Stewart McAllister(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Leonard Brockington
    • Joseph Macleod(voice)
    • Bud Flanagan
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    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Listen to Britain (1942)
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    Listen to Britain (1942)
    London Can Take It! (1940)

    Top cast

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    Leonard Brockington
    • Self - Foreword byas Self - Foreword by
    Joseph Macleod
    • Self - BBC Newsreaderas Self - BBC Newsreader
    • (voice)
    Bud Flanagan
    • Self - Flanagan & Allenas Self - Flanagan & Allen
    Chesney Allen
    • Self - Flanagan & Allenas Self - Flanagan & Allen
    Myra Hess
    • Self - Pianistas Self - Pianist
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
    • Self - in Audienceas Self - in Audience
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Humphrey Jennings
      • Stewart McAllister
    • Writers
      • Humphrey Jennings(uncredited)
      • Stewart McAllister(uncredited)
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    A depiction of life in wartime England 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.
    • imperative in title
    • british military
    • war propaganda
    • nazi menace
    • propaganda
    • 84 more
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    • Add synopsis
    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Short
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Connections
      Featured in Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      Round the Back of the Arches
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    Sound as narrative.
    Jennings makes an interesting experiment. He films a number of scenes representative of wartime Britain, but does not include a spoken commentary or an anonymous musical backing.

    Instead, the sound alone (often amplified and remixed)conveys mood, emphasis, and narrative climax.

    A recital given by Dame Myra Hess in the National Gallery provides the background of a stirring climax.
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    3
    • shrbw
    • Feb 3, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 1942 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Oid a Inglaterra
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Crown Film Unit
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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