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An Airman's Letter to His Mother (1941) is a documentary-style British propaganda short film based on an actual letter from a British bomber pilot to his mother published in The Times in June 1940. Subsequently, the letter was published as a pamphlet and received wide distribution in the UK. "The letter in question had touched a nation's heart and made a popular film subject." In 1941, Michael Powell directed An Airman's Letter to His Mother, based on a dramatization of the letter, and narrated by John Gielgud.
Original Release
06/05/1941
US Release
12/18/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Gielgud | Narrator |
Michael Powell | Reader of Prologue |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Gielgud | Narrator |
Michael Powell | Reader of Prologue |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Powell | Producer |