Spring Offensive (1940)
Humphrey Jennings’s wartime short rallies Britain’s countryside, showing fields ploughed up from fallow, seed sown, and crops raised on once-idle land as part of the national push to feed the home front—an urgent, lyrical call to turn soil into sustenance.
Director: Humphrey Jennings
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 19 min
Release Date: June 1, 1940
Screenplay
Production: GPO Film Unit, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, BFI Video
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Spring Offensive about?
- Humphrey Jennings’s wartime short rallies Britain’s countryside, showing fields ploughed up from fallow, seed sown, and crops raised on once-idle land as part of the national push to feed the home front—an urgent, lyrical call to turn soil into sustenance.
- Who directed Spring Offensive?
- Spring Offensive was directed by Humphrey Jennings.
- How long is Spring Offensive?
- Spring Offensive has a runtime of 19m (19 minutes).
- What genre is Spring Offensive?
- Spring Offensive is a Documentary film.
- Where was Spring Offensive produced?
- Spring Offensive was produced in United Kingdom.