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The film depicts the story of British actress and abolitionist Fanny Kemble, who becomes horrified by the treatment of her husband's enslaved people. Fanny later publishes her journals and their first-hand accounts of slavery, helping influence the British government's decision to withhold support of the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1940: 21 Days: Basil Dean: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks: Drama: Filmed in 1937 All at Sea: Herbert Smith: Sandy Powell, Kay Walsh, John Warwick
Pages in category "1940s in British cinema" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
5/5 The British filmmaker behind ‘12 Years a Slave’ and ‘Shame’ has returned with a ... Steve McQueen’s wartime drama is a monumental achievement in British cinema. ... Amsterdam 1940 ...
The Case of the Frightened Lady is a 1940 British, black-and-white, crime, drama, mystery thriller, directed by George King and starring Marius Goring as Lord Lebanon, Helen Haye as Lady Lebanon, Penelope Dudley Ward as Isla Crane, George Merritt as Detective Inspector Tanner, Ronald Shiner as Detective Sergeant Totty and Felix Aylmer as Dr Amersham. [1]
List of films featuring slavery; List of films that depict class struggle; List of hood films; List of skinhead films; Political cinema; Racism in horror films; Whitewashing in film; Propaganda film; Racism in early American film; Race movie; Blaxploitation; L.A. Rebellion; Antisemitism; White supremacy; Genocide; Hate crime; Civil rights ...
The Blind Goddess (1948 film) Blithe Spirit (1945 film) The Blue Lagoon (1949 film) Blue Scar; Bob's Your Uncle (film) Bond Street (film) Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948 film) A Boy, a Girl and a Bike; Boys in Brown; Brass Monkey (film) Breach of Promise (1942 film) Brief Encounter; The Briggs Family; Brighton Rock (1948 film) Broken Journey; The ...
During the mid-1940s, with many of the men fighting in the Second World War, and many of the children evacuated to rural areas, women attained more financial responsibility and independence by having to work, and Gainsborough Pictures took advantage of this by providing films with powerful images of female independence and rebellion that resonated deeply with audiences.