The read
It runs a compact 20m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Humphrey JenningsDirector
- Stewart McAllisterDirector
- Stewart McAllisterWriter
- Humphrey JenningsWriter
Cast
- Leonard BrockingtonSelf - Foreword by
- Joseph MacleodSelf - BBC Newsreader (voice)
- Bud FlanaganSelf - Flanagan & Allen
- Chesney AllenSelf - Flanagan & Allen
- Myra HessSelf - Pianist
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen MotherSelf - in Audience (uncredited)