A documentary which sets to film great passages of prose and poetry relevant to the struggle of World War II. Spoken by Sir Laurence Olivier, the quotations are taken from the writings of Camden, Milton, William Blake, Robert Browning, Abraham Lincoln, Rudyard Kipling and Winston Churchill.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323200
Language
English
Subject categories
Adaptations
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Propaganda
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Propaganda
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Propaganda
History → History
History → Propaganda
Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)