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Overview

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.

Cast

L

Leonard Brockington

Self - Foreword by

J

Joseph Macleod

Self - BBC Newsreader (voice)

B

Bud Flanagan

Self - Flanagan & Allen

C

Chesney Allen

Self - Flanagan & Allen

M

Myra Hess

Self - Pianist

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Self - in Audience (uncredited)

Other films by Humphrey Jennings

The Changing Face of Europe

The Changing Face of Europe

1951

Family Portrait

1950

The Dim Little Island

1949

The Cumberland Story

1948

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