The Eighty Days

The Eighty Days — Plot

Humphrey Jennings’s Crown Film Unit short on the summer 1944 V-1 “doodlebug” campaign, tracking a salvo from the coast toward London as it runs Britain’s layered defenses—coastal AA guns, RAF fighters, and barrage balloons—capturing both interception and impact in a stark report of terror and resilience.

• Release date
• January 2, 1944
• Runtime
• 14 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Humphrey Jennings

The Eighty Days — Cast

Edward R. Murrow Self (commentator)