Film·1941·14·8m

Words for Battle

Documentary

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.

Directed by Humphrey Jennings

Play
Always find 7Movies7domains.fans

Featuring

Cast

4 credited

Laurence Olivier
Laurence OlivierNarrator (voice)
Winston Churchill
Winston ChurchillSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joseph Goebbels
Joseph GoebbelsSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Keep watching

More like this

Come See Me in the Good Light2025 · Film · ★ 7.1
McQueen2018 · Film · ★ 7.4
Night Will Fall2014 · Film · ★ 7.6
A Toxic Love Story2026 · Film · ★ 6.4
Fuck2006 · Film · ★ 6.4
To Kill a Tiger2023 · Film · ★ 7.6
Tabloid2011 · Film · ★ 6.4
My Mom Jayne2025 · Film · ★ 8.0
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me2023 · Film · ★ 6.1
The Final: Attack on Wembley2024 · Film · ★ 6.4
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me2022 · Film · ★ 8.4
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library2017 · Film · ★ 6.4
Trainwreck: The Real Project X2025 · Film · ★ 5.8
A Decade Under the Influence2003 · Film · ★ 7.9
Gilbert2017 · Film · ★ 6.7
Love, Antosha2019 · Film · ★ 7.4
Welcome to Chechnya2020 · Film · ★ 7.0
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story2025 · Film · ★ 6.2