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Britain At War - Under Fire - GPO Classic Collection [DVD]

Britain At War - Under Fire - GPO Classic Collection [DVD]
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Five films from the GPO Film Unit in wartime.

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Story of an Air Communique (1940) with men of the Royal Air Force. Processing the figures for destoyed enemy aircraft. Britain Can Take It (1940) directed by Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt. Presented by US journalist Quentin Reynolds. Used by President Roosevelt to help swing US opinion behind Britain. Britain At Bay (1940) commentary by J.B. Priestley. Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Holland and Belgium have fallen ... Men of the Lightship (1940) directed by David MacDougall. The Luftwaffe bombing of the East Dudgeon Lightship. Christmas Under Fire (1941) directed by Harry Watt. A Quentin Reynolds despatch from London to America showing Christmas in the Blitz.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #75215 in DVD
  • Released on: 2005-11-14
  • Rating: Exempt
  • Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
  • Formats: Black & White, PAL
  • Original language: English
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Running time: 57 minutes

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Synopsis
A look at Britain during World War II, with special focus on the Battle Of Britain years (1940-41).