Learning on ScreenLondon Can Take It: The British Home Front at War
- Synopsis
- Seven wartime films looking at the city of London, specifically life during the Blitz. Includes Humphrey Jennings and Harry Watt’s LONDON CAN TAKE IT (1940).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Subjects
- Film studies; History
- Keywords
- Blitz, The; London; World War II
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £12.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 107 minutes
- Year
- 2014
Sections
- Title
- London Can Take It
- Synopsis
- The story of the first night of the London Blitz, told in the form of a dispatch from an American correspondent.
- Title
- First Days, The
- Synopsis
- A portrait of an eerily quiet London, in which citizens prepare themselves for the onslaught of war.
- Title
- Neighbours Under Fire
- Synopsis
- This short film shows Londoners rallying around to help one another during the fury of the Blitz, when 1200 people found themselves homeless overnight.
- Title
- Christmas Under Fire
- Synopsis
- A portrait of Christmas 1940, when Londoners swapped the intimacy of the fireside for shelter in the capital’s tube stations.
- Title
- Ordinary People
- Synopsis
- A day in the life of ordinary Londoners, trying to get on with their lives and contribute to the war effort - while waiting for the air raid sirens to sound again.
- Title
- London Scrapbook
- Synopsis
- Bessie Love, Basil Radford and Leslie Mitchell star in this portrait of London at war, intended for American audiences to help them appreciate the experience of living in a war-torn city.
- Title
- Second Battle of London
- Synopsis
- A tribute to the work of Anti-Aircraft Command under General Sir Frederick Pile in defending London against waves of German V-1 Flying Bombs.
- Title
- Manchester Took It Too
- Synopsis
- A short film showing the bomb damage to Manchester caused by the German air raids of 22-23rd December 1940. The film was produced by the Manchester Co-op to show that other cities apart from London were standing up to the bombers. The film was a direct response to London Can Take It.
Publisher
Distributor
- Name
Simply Media
- Contact
- Laura Smith
- info@simplymedia.tv
- Web
- http://www.simplymedia.tv/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0203 542 3722
- Address
- Highlight House
57 Margaret Street
London W1W 8SJ - Notes
- Formerly known as DD Home Entertainment or DDHE
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