Flixtheatre

The Eighty Days

1944 14 min 6.0

Overview

Humphrey Jennings’s Crown Film Unit short on the summer 1944 V-1 “doodlebug” campaign, tracking a salvo from the coast toward London as it runs Britain’s layered defenses—coastal AA guns, RAF fighters, and barrage balloons—capturing both interception and impact in a stark report of terror and resilience.

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 1944-01-02
Production: Crown Film Unit