A City Reborn

A City Reborn

22 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1945

Scripted by poet Dylan Thomas, this affecting docu-drama recalls the incendiary bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940. The film focusses on reconstruction and morale: we see the city's rebirth through the eyes of a young local couple planning for their future, and an engineer interested in the new housing drive. This is one of several 1940s films introducing cinemagoers to the good old 'prefab'.

A City Reborn

22 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1945

A City Reborn
Scripted by poet Dylan Thomas, this affecting docu-drama recalls the incendiary bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940. The film focusses on reconstruction and morale: we see the city's rebirth through the eyes of a young local couple planning for their future, and an engineer interested in the new housing drive. This is one of several 1940s films introducing cinemagoers to the good old 'prefab'.
Producers Ministry of Information, Gryphon Productions, Verity Films
Original title A City Reborn
Directors John Eldridge
Writers Dylan Thomas