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  • Words for Battle (1941)
  • Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short, War
Words for Battle (1941)
Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short, War
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 ...See morePoetry 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. Written by Jim Beaver See less
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Updated May 31, 1941
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May 1941 (United Kingdom)

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Laurence Olivier
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Sleuth (1972)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Matinee Theatre (1955)
Joseph Goebbels
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Der Führer (1932)
Adolf Hitler
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