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Listen to Britain (1942)

20m

Running Time

Listen to Britain (1942)

Name: Listen to Britain
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1942-01-01

20m

Running Time

Plot.

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.

Where to Watch.

Subs

Free

Currently Listen to Britain is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: BFI Player Amazon Channel, OVID, Kanopy

Streaming in:
🇺🇸 United States

Cast & Crew.

Chesney Allen

Self - Flanagan & Allen

Leonard Brockington

Self - Forward by (as Leonard Brockington K.C.)

Bud Flanagan

Self - Flanagan & Allen

Myra Hess

Self - Pianist

Joseph Macleod

Self - BBC Newsreader (voice)

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

Self - in Audience (uncredited)

Humphrey Jennings

Director / Writer / Editor

Stewart McAllister

Director / Writer / Editor

Ken Cameron

Sound Recordist

Ian Dalrymple

Producer

H.E. Fowle

Director of Photography

John Krish

Assistant Editor

Fred Gamage

Director of Photography

Muir Mathieson

Music Director

A.J. Stafford

Sound Assistant

Dora Wright

Production Manager

Des Edwards

Sound Assistant

Joe Mendoza

Assistant Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
January 1, 1942

Status
Released

Running Time
20m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-03-09

Wiki.

Listen to Britain is a 1942 British propaganda short film by Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister. The film was produced during World War II by the Crown Film Unit, an organisation within the British Government's Ministry of Information to support the Allied war effort. The film was nominated for the inaugural Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1943, but lost against four other Allied propaganda films. It is noted for its nonlinear structure and its use of sound.