这部短片由“英国电影真正的诗人”亨弗莱·詹宁斯与其合作伙伴斯图尔特·麦卡利斯特共同执导，虽然是受官方所托，背负着任务，但整部影片的艺术价值不容忽视。用各种各样的声音，包括当时的流行音乐，串起整个英国社会在战时的状态，绝对是超出想象的命题作文。
Plot Summary:A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
