The Eighty Days (1944)

Humphrey Jennings’s Crown Film Unit short on the summer 1944 V-1 “doodlebug” campaign, tracking a salvo from the coast toward London as it runs Britain’s layered defenses—coastal AA guns, RAF fighters, and barrage balloons—capturing both interception and impact in a stark report of terror and resilience.

• Release Date: 1944-01-02
• Runtime: 0h 14min
• Production Company: Crown Film Unit
• Production Country: United Kingdom
• Director: Humphrey Jennings