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Britain at Bay (1940)

Britain at Bay poster
Directed by
Harry Watt
Genre
documentary
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
7 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a World War II propaganda film that shows how Britain was preparing to defend itself. It highlights the country's military efforts and civilian resilience during the war.

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What happens

Britain at Bay (aka Britain on Guard in other countries) is a 1940 British propaganda film directed by Harry Watt and produced by the General Post Office GPO Film Unit of the British Ministry of Information and distributed by the National Film Board of Canada. The film was written and narrated by noted author and political commentator J. B. Priestley. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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