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The Big Blockade. The Big Blockade was a 1942 British black-and-white war propaganda film in the style of dramatised documentary. It was directed by Charles Frend and starred Will Hay, Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Warfare.
The Big Blockade: Directed by Charles Frend. With Will Hay, Bernard Miles, John Stuart, David Evans. Wartime propaganda piece reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.
- (237)
- Drama, War
- Charles Frend
- 1945-05-14
Publication date. 1942. Topics. Charles Frend, wartime propaganda, drama, war, WWII, Ealing Studios, Rarities Collection. Language. English. Item Size. 5879322936. Wartime propaganda film reporting on the success of the economic blockade of Germany in the early years of the war.
- 72 min
- 1500
- Shadows of the Dark
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The pack-hunting U-boat tactics operational in the Atlantic were proving effective for the Nazis, and causing significant shortages. It is against that backdrop that the usually jocular Will Hay takes on the more serious role of a Royal Navy Captain working on a blockade of supplies reaching the Reich.
The Big Blockade is a 1942 British black-and-white war propaganda film in the style of dramatised documentary. It is directed by Charles Frend and stars Will Hay, Leslie Banks, Michael Redgrave and John Mills. It was produced by Michael Balcon for Ealing Studios, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Warfare. At one stage, the film was known as Siege.
This is a quaint view of things with the totally useless Hampden bomber flown nonchalantly over Germany with John Mills munching sandwiches whilst ably directing Michael Rennie to the target and actually hitting it. In reality the film contains a fundamental truth, the economic blockade of Germany did have a very real impact on the final outcome.
