

Listen to Britain
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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- Released
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- Language
- English
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United Kingdom
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)Harvard Film Archive25 Jan 2019
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU1 Feb 1942
BrazilBR
- Premiere14É Tudo Verdade4 Apr 2025
FinlandFI
- TV23 Jul 2010
PortugalPT
- Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Portuguesa15 Sept 2010
UruguayUY
- Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Uruguaya28 Dec 2017
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Listen to Britain was released on 1 February 1942.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
7/10/2025
There’s something about the communality here that’s quite striking. From masses of people eating in the work’s canteen whilst listening to Flanagan and Allen through to a more demure concert in the National Gallery in the presence of HM The Queen, people of all shapes and sizes, classes and ranks gather together to eat, to dance, to sing and to work - and with no narration, we watch and listen for a twenty minutes th…
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