For the first time, all of Humphrey Jennings' remarkable films are being newly remastered to High Definition and released by the BFI on three volumes in Dual Format Editions.
Volume Two
of
The Complete Humphrey Jennings, which is out on 23 April, gathers together five films from 1941 to 1943, including the iconic
Words for Battle and
Listen to Britain.
From the rousing call to arms of
The Heart of Britain and
Words for Battle to the poetic evocation of daily life during wartime in
Listen to Britain and the powerfully resonating drama of
Fires Were Started and
The Silent Village, the films included in this volume offer a lyrical portrait of the nation at war and a moving celebration of Britishness.
Special features include
This is England (1941), an alternative cut of
The Heart of Britain;
I Was a Fireman (1943), Jennings' original cut of
Fires Were Started and a 40-page booklet.