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London Can Take It!

"The courage of a city is the courage of its people"

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Top Cast

  • Quentin Reynolds

    Quentin Reynolds

    Self - Commentator: War Correspondent, Collier's Weekly (voice)

  • King George VI of the United Kingdom

    King George VI of the United Kingdom

    Self - with Bombed Londoners (uncredited)

  • Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

    Self - with Bombed Londoners (uncredited)

Overview

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Rating

6.7 / 10
25 Reviews
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jul 27, 2025

    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.

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