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This England is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by David MacDonald and starring John Clements, Constance Cummings and Emlyn Williams.[1] The film follows the small English village of Cleveley and its historic resistance against tyrannical invaders recounted by one of the inhabitants to a visiting American journalist.

This England
Directed by	David MacDonald
Written by	A.R. Rawlinson Bridget Boland Emlyn Williams
Produced by	John Corfield
Starring	John Clements Constance Cummings Emlyn Williams
Cinematography	Mutz Greenbaum
Music by	Richard Addinsell Orchestration, Roy Douglas Direction, Muir Mathieson
Production company	British National Films
Distributed by	World Pictures Corporation
Release date	19 July 1941 (1941-07-19)
Running time	84 mins
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Production

The film was made for propaganda purposes during the Second World War. Its title comes from a speech by John of Gaunt in the play Richard II by William Shakespeare.

Partial cast

• John Clements - John Rookeby
• Constance Cummings - Ann
• Emlyn Williams - Appleyard
• Frank Pettingell - Gage
• Roland Culver - Steward
• Morland Graham - Doctor
• Leslie French - Johnny
• Martin Walker - Seigneur
• Ronald Ward - Lord Clavely
• Hugh Wakefield - Vicar
• Esmond Knight - Vicar's son
• Amy Veness - Jenny
• Roddy McDowall - Hugo
• Dennis Wyndham - Martin

References

External links

• This England at IMDb

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