Listen to Britain
6.5
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.
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Cast
6 people
Leonard Brockington
Self - Foreword by
Joseph Macleod
Self - BBC Newsreader (voice)
Bud Flanagan
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Also in
Gasbags
The Frozen Limits
Chesney Allen
Self - Flanagan & Allen
Also in
A Fire Has Been Arranged
Gasbags
Myra Hess
Self - Pianist
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Self - in Audience (uncredited)
Also in
World in Action
Royal Children
Humphrey Jennings Director · Stewart McAllister Director H.E. Fowle Cinematographer
United States release January 25, 2019 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Crown Film Unit
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 1, 1942
Theatrical
United States · January 25, 2019
Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
Brazil
April 4, 2025 · Premiere · É Tudo Verdade
Finland
July 23, 2010 · TV
Portugal
September 15, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
Uruguay
December 28, 2017 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Uruguaya
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