Words for Battle

Words for Battle — Plot

Poetry by Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, and William Blake, and excerpts from speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, all read by Laurence Olivier, illuminate documentary footage of England during its defense against the Nazi blitz in World War II. This short film serves as both propaganda and as a rallying cry to the British people.

• Release date
• January 24, 1941
• Runtime
• 8 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Humphrey Jennings

Words for Battle — Cast

Laurence Olivier Narrator (voice) Winston Churchill Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Joseph Goebbels Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Adolf Hitler Self (archive footage) (uncredited)