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Listen to Britain (1942)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 20M

Director : Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister

Synopsis

A depiction of life in wartime England 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.

Actors

Chesney Allen
Chesney Allen
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Leonard Brockington
Leonard Brockington
Self - Forward by (as Leonard Brockington K.C.)
Bud Flanagan
Bud Flanagan
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Myra Hess
Myra Hess
Self - Pianist
Joseph Macleod
Joseph Macleod
Self - BBC Newsreader (voice)
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self - in Audience (uncredited)

Crews

Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings
Director
Stewart McAllister
Stewart McAllister
Director
Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings
Writer
Stewart McAllister
Stewart McAllister
Writer
Ian Dalrymple
Ian Dalrymple
Producer
H.E. Fowle
H.E. Fowle
Director of Photography
Ken Cameron
Ken Cameron
Sound Recordist
Fred Gamage
Fred Gamage
Director of Photography
Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings
Editor
Stewart McAllister
Stewart McAllister
Editor
Dora Wright
Dora Wright
Production Manager
Joe Mendoza
Joe Mendoza
Assistant Director
Des Edwards
Des Edwards
Sound Assistant
A.J. Stafford
A.J. Stafford
Sound Assistant
John Krish
John Krish
Assistant Editor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Music Director

Posters and backgrounds

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