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Listen to Britain

Listen to Britain

6,2 /10 (67 Votes)
1942 EN 20 min

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.

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Release date

01/02/1942

Votes

67

Popularity

0.7

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

20 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-07-10

⭐ 7

There’s something about the communality here that’s quite striking. From masses of people eating in the work’s canteen whilst listening to Flanagan and Allen through to a more demure concert in the National Gallery in the presence of HM The Queen, people of all shapes and sizes, classes and ranks gather together to eat, to dance, to sing and to work - and with no narration, we watch and listen for a twenty minutes that is quite poignant. From the land army, the spotters, the fire wardens and those working on the railways and in heavy engineering, we see women of all ages carrying out the cruci…

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