The Blitz: London's Longest Night

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The Blitz: London's Longest Night

2007

1h 30m

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Details the German bombing of London the night of the 29th of December, in 1940.

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Christopher Fox

William White

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Dilly Barlow

Herself - Narrator (voice)

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Matt Day

William White

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