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Film Description
A boxed set collecting together three compilations of war documentaries. Features Fishermen At War, London Pride, and We Forgot About Germany.
Fishermen at War: A collection of wartime documentaries about the dangers faced in the Atlantic by merchant seamen on convoys and the contribution made to the war effort by all civilian seamen. The programme comprises Sailors Without Uniform (1940), about the lives of British fishemen in war-time and partly filmed in St Ives, Cornwall and Grimsby; Fishermen in Exile (1944) - the story of Dutch fishermen escaped from Holland and carrying on their trade in Britain; Atlantic Trawler (1944) about the constant threat posed to fishermen in the Atlantic from U-boats and mines, and Merchant Seamen (1941) in which a young seaman trains as a gunner to seek revenge after a merchant ship is sunk by a U-boat.
London Pride: A collection of films showing the effect of the blitz on London and its people, and the plans for the post-war regeneration of the City. Features 'London Can Take It' (Jennings & Watt, 1940) a film about Londoners under seige during the blitz, seen in the rare, longer American version, and narrated by American journalist Quentin Reynolds. Also includes 'The Proud City' (1945) about London County Council's plans for re-developing the city, 'London Airport' (1949) about the construction of Heathrow Airport, 'Moving Millions' (1947) about the post-war changes in London Transport and 'Journey on a London Bus' (1950) in which two African students sample the pleasures of travelling on London's buses.
We Forgot About Germany: A collection of morale-boosting British wartime films that give a snapshot of how the services and civilians stood up to the Nazi threat. Features 'The New Britain (1940) which tells of the threat from Germany, From the Four Corners (Anthony Havelock-Allan, 1940), in which Leslie Howard enjoys a beer with servicemen from the Commonwealth, The Dawn Guard (1941), featuring Bernard Miles, which explains the role of the Home Guard, Words For Battle (Humphrey Jennings, 1941), War and Order (1940), West Indies Calling (1944) and Night Shift (1942).
