The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain
Film
Directed by
Written by
Produced byFrank Capra
Narrated byWalter Huston
CinematographyRobert Flaherty
Edited byWilliam Hornbeck
Music byHoward Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry
Release date
  • November 24, 1943 (1943-11-24)
Running time
52 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Battle of Britain was the fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the planned German invasion.