Possibly the most controversial three-minute film in British cinema history, this political advert urged the people of Britain to lobby their MPs to prevent the coming war..
United Kingdom
If you have three spare minutes today, you should absolutely watch People of Britain. It is a wild, dusty relic that history nerds will absolutely obsess over. Anyone looking for a cozy movie night, though, will probably hate it and turn it off after ten seconds. 📻 Honestly, it plays out like a 1930s political tweet,...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Paul Rotha
Charley Chase
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"If you have three spare minutes today, you should absolutely watch People of Britain. It is a wild, dusty relic that history nerds will absolutely obsess over. Anyone looking for a cozy movie night, though, will probably hate it and turn it off after ten seconds. 📻 Honestly, it plays out like a 1930s political tweet, but with way more dread. The whole thing is just Paul Rotha trying to scare the British public into writing letters to their MPs. There is this one shot of a baby that feels incr..."
1920 · IMDb —
Charley Chase
