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Listen to Britain (short) (1942)
A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War.Director: Humphrey Jennings, Stewart McAllister
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Extras:The Films
* "Listen to Britain" (1942) (17:38)
* "I Was a Fireman" (1943) (71:04)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (1945) (37:30)
1942 Introduction to "Listen to Britain" by Leonard Brockington (1:33)
"Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain" 2000 documentary directed by Kevin MacDonald (50:23) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:12-page booklet with an essay by Lindsay Anderson.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
The Films (with Play All) (137:59)
* "The Heart of Britain" (1941) (9:11)
* "Words for Battle" (1941) (7:51)
* "Listen to Britain" (1941) (19:58)
* "Fires Were Started" (1943) (64:40)
* "The Silent Village" (1943) (36:18)
Additional Films
* "This Is England" the alternative cut of Heart of Britain (1941) (9:53)
* "I Was a Fireman" the original cut of Fires Were Started (1943) (73:52)
DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Films (with Play All)
* "The Heart of Britain" (1941) (8:51)
* "Words for Battle" (1941) (7:31)
* "Listen to Britain" (1941) (19:09)
* "Fires Were Started" (1943) (62:03)
* "The Silent Village" (1943) (34:50)
Additional Films
* "This Is England" the alternative cut of Heart of Britain (1941) (9:30)
* "I Was a Fireman" the original cut of Fires Were Started (1943) (70:55) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 36 page booklet featuring essays, film notes, and biographies.
Part of The Complete Humphrey Jennings Volume Two: Fires Were Started. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Industrial Britain" (1931) (20:23)
- "Shipyard" (1935) (23:47)
- "Workers and Jobs" (1935) (10:39)
- "Housing Problems" (1935) (14:38)
- "Children at School" (1937) (22:34)
- "Farewell Topsails" (1937) (8:27)
- "To-Day We Live: A Film of Life in Britain" (1937) (22:54)
- "Eastern Valley" (1937) (16:15)
- "People of Britain" (1936) (3:04)
- "If War Should Come" (1939) (9:25)
DISC TWO
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Britain at Bay" (1940) (6:52)
- "Transfer of Skill" (1940) (9:42)
- "They Also Serve" (1940) (9:33)
- "Tomorrow Is Theirs" (1940) (9:25)
- "Words for Battle" (1941) (7:31)
- "Ordinary People" (1941) (27:23)
- "Five and Under" (1941) (15:34)
- "Night Shift" (1942) (13:58)
- "The Countrywomen" (1942) (13:22)
- "Summer on the Farm" (1943) (11:29)
- "Listen to Britain" (1942) (19:09)
- "Builders" (1942) (7:48)
- "Words and Actions" (1943) (14:09)
- "A Diary for Timothy" (1946) (37:22)
DISC THREE
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "Land of Promise" (1946) (63:15)
- "The Balance" (1947) (9:08)
- "What a Life" (1948) (11:10)
- "The Dim Little Island" (1948) (10:13)
- "Britain Can Make It (No 1)" (1946) (10:24)
- "Fenlands" (1945) (17:29)
- "Children’s Charter" (1945) (16:31)
- "Chasing the Blues" (1947) (5:58)
- "Cotton Come Back" (1946) (24:33)
- "Five Towns" (1947) (26:12)
DISC FOUR
The Shorts (with Play All)
- "A Plan to Work On" (1948) (32:08)
- "Mining Review 2nd Year No 11" (1949) (9:27)
- "From the Ground Up" (1950) (9:22)
- "The Wealth of the World: Transport" (1950) (18:58)
- "The Undefeated" (1950) (33:37)
- "Family Portrait" (1950) (23:17)
"John Grierson at the NFT" 1959 featurette (12:59)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Part of the 4 disc "The Land of Promise - The British Documentary Movement 1930 - 1950" set.
Fold-out wallet in slip-case with a 96 page book. -
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Extras:The Films
* "London Can Take It!" (1940) (9 mins)
* "Words for Battle" (1941) (8 mins)
* "Listen to Britain" (1942) (18 mins)
* "I Was a Fireman" (1943) (70 mins)
* "A Diary for Timothy" (1945) (39 mins)
* "Myra Hess" (1945) (9 mins)
* "Family Portrait" (1951) (26 mins) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:8-page booklet with a biographical essay by Dean Duncan from Brigham Young University.
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Extras:* "Of Time and the City" (2008) (73:50)
"The Making of Of Time and the City" documentary (45:40)
"Listen to Britain" 1942 short film directed by Humphrey Jennings and Stuart McAllister (19:10)
Introduction to "Listen to Britain" by Terence Davies (1:19)
Q&A with Terence Davies at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (19:06)
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Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 22-page Illustrated booklet featuring essays, credits and biography.
Also available in "The Terence Davies Collection" which includes "The Terence Davies Trilogy", "Distant Voices, Still Lives", "The Long Day Closes", and "Of Time and the City". -
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CUTS:
- R0 Humphrey Jennings Collection United Kingdom- Film First - No cuts (17:38 PAL).
- R0 The Complete Humphrey Jennings Vol 2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (19:09 PAL).
- R0 The Land of Promise United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (19:09 PAL).
- R1 Listen to Britain and Other Films America- Image Entertainment - No cuts.
- R2 Of Time and the City United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (19:10 PAL).
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/08/16
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 31/07/18UPDATE LOG:
14/08/16: Initial entry.
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10/11/16: Addition of UK Humphrey Jennings.
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