The Big Blockade

Summary

The Big Blockade is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Big Blockade's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• The Big Blockade was directed by Charles Frend^[4].
• The Big Blockade's composer is recorded as Richard Addinsell^[5].
• The Big Blockade's genre is war film^[6].
• The Big Blockade's genre is drama film^[7].
• The Big Blockade's genre is comedy drama^[8].
• The Big Blockade's genre is propaganda film^[9].
• The Big Blockade's genre is documentary film^[10].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was Leslie Banks^[11].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was John Mills^[12].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was Michael Redgrave^[13].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was Ronald Shiner^[14].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was Will Hay^[15].
• A cast member of The Big Blockade was Robert Morley^[16].
• The Big Blockade was produced by Michael Balcon^[17].
• The Big Blockade's production company is recorded as Ealing Studios^[18].
• The Big Blockade's director of photography is recorded as Wilkie Cooper^[19].
• The Big Blockade's director of photography is recorded as Douglas Slocombe^[20].
• The original language of The Big Blockade was English^[21].
• The Big Blockade's color is recorded as black-and-white^[22].
• The Big Blockade's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[23].
• The Big Blockade was released on January 1, 1942^[24].
• The Big Blockade's distributed by is recorded as United Artists^[25].
• The Big Blockade's narrative location is recorded as London^[26].
• The Big Blockade's narrative location is recorded as Norway^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Big Blockade was produced by Michael Balcon^[17]. It was directed by Charles Frend^[4]. Cast members include Leslie Banks^[11], John Mills^[12], Michael Redgrave^[13], Ronald Shiner^[14], Will Hay^[15], and Robert Morley^[16].

Publication

The Big Blockade was published on January 1, 1942^[24]. The original language of it was English^[21]. Genres include war film^[6], drama film^[7], comedy drama^[8], propaganda film^[9], and documentary film^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include World War II^[28] and seamanship^[29].

Why It Matters

The Big Blockade ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (84 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]