This England
Directed byDavid MacDonald
Written by
Produced byJohn Corfield
Starring
CinematographyMutz Greenbaum
Music byRichard Addinsell
Orchestration, Roy Douglas
Direction, Muir Mathieson
Production
company
Distributed byWorld Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • 19 July 1941 (1941-07-19)
Running time
84 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

This England is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring John Clements, Constance Cummings and Emlyn Williams.[1] The film follows the small English village of Cleveley and its historic resistance against tyrannical invaders recounted by one of the inhabitants to a visiting American journalist.

Production

The film was made for propaganda purposes during the Second World War. Its title comes from a speech by John of Gaunt in the play Richard II by William Shakespeare.

Partial cast

References