classic

This movie was filmed first and foremost as a propaganda film for American audiences, to persuade the ordinary american to support the British people and to show what we were going through. On close study the propaganda element becomes obvious. From the elegant setting in a 'typical' English village, to the closeknit family, the shots of planes flying at night and the anxious wait for the return of the pilot son - to the stirring shots of the little ships gathering at Ramsgate to go to Dunkirk. And so it goes on. This film is a classic of its era and can be viewed as purley entertainment by present audiences even if it may appear a little dated with the very correct and rather stilted (by todays standards) dialogue.