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Britain at Bay

Synopsis
Nazi Germany had swallowed Czechoslovakia, invaded Poland and Norway, overrun Holland and Belgium. ‘The future of the whole civilised world rests on the defence of Britain’. The film was probably edited by Stewart McAllister and Humphrey Jennings may have worked on it.
Series
Britain at War: Under Fire
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 14 min.
Availability
Special loan (film -IWM)
Notes
See: BRITAIN AT WAR: UNDER FIRE for availability on compilation videocassette.
Subjects
History
Keywords
Germany; Nazi Germany; World War II

Credits

Writer
J B Priestley
Contributor
Richard Addinsell
Cast
J B Priestley 

Production Company

Name

GPO Film Unit

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5299
Address
Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
Notes
Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR
Name

Post Office Film & Video Library

Email
poes@edist.co.uk
Phone
01795 426465
Fax
01795 474871
Address
c/o Post Office Education Services
PO Box 145
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1NH
Notes
Contact: Barry Wiles

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