CHURCHILL'S ISLAND

Directed by Stuart Legg · Starring Lorne Greene, Gérard Arthur, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler · 1941

Made at the height of the Second World War, this documentary lays out the strategy of the Battle of Britain: the RAF against the Luftwaffe, the navy against raiders, coastal defences, merchant seamen and a resolute civilian population.

A historic first: the earliest Oscar-winning documentary, a rousing wartime account of Britain bracing itself against the Luftwaffe.

Oscar® Winner, Best Documentary (Short Subject), 1941

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