A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
| Tagline | The courage of a city is the courage of its people |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1940 |
| Genres: | Documentary, War |
| Production Company: | Ministry of Information, GPO Film Unit |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Casts: | Quentin Reynolds, King George VI of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
With the blitz already five weeks old, this short feature illustrates the determined stoicism of Londoners as they exchange their daytime garb for their nighttime one and prepare to man the city’s defences in preparation for the next visit by the Luftwaffe. What always impressed me with these documentaries is that despite all hell breaking loose, the electricity and the water supplies still seem to endure the attacks. The people are sheltering in underground shelters and their lights are on, offering them a comfort blanket that ordinarily one might just take for granted. Next morning, and the city rises with the sun, cleans up the mess and with the King and Queen offering a fillip to the people clearing up the mess this film offers us a patriotic but not propagandist story of a city under siege.
