The Big Blockade (1942)
- Directed by
- Charles Frend
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film, war film, comedy drama, propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This British propaganda film dramatizes the economic blockade against Nazi Germany during World War Two. It shows the work of the Ministry of Economic Warfare through a mix of documentary-style narration and acted scenes.
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What happens
The Big Blockade is a 1942 British black-and-white dramatised documentary war propaganda film directed by Charles Frend and starring Will Hay, Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. It was written by Frend and Angus MacPhail, and was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Warfare. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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