
Know Your Ally: Britain
War · Documentary
Overview
Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter Huston and produced by the United States War Department and Signal Corp to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as counter Nazi propaganda aimed at weakening the Alliance.
Top Cast


Walter Huston
Walter Huston
Narrator
Walter Huston
Narrator
Ernest Bevin
Ernest Bevin
Self (archive footage)
Ernest Bevin
Self (archive footage)


Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill
Self (archive footage)


Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Herbert Morrison
Herbert Morrison
Self (archive footage)
Herbert Morrison
Self (archive footage)


Louis Mountbatten
Louis Mountbatten
Self (archive footage)
Louis Mountbatten
Self (archive footage)


Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)
Benito Mussolini
Self (archive footage)


Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)


Orson Welles
Orson Welles
Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger)
Orson Welles
Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger)
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