The Soldier's Food

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The Soldier's Food
The Soldier's Food film Opening titles (1941).jpg
Directed by Jay Lewis
Starring
Production
company
Release date
  • 1941 (1941)
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Soldier's Food is a 1941 British black-and-white short dramatised military training film directed by Jay Lewis [1] and starring Ralph Richardson. [2] [3] [4] It was produced by Verity Films and the Army Kinematograph Service for the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

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Synopsis

The film informs service personnel about the importance of the mess, including demonstrations of cooking equipment, and covers the prevention of waste, and the management of surplus food.

Cast

Home media

The film is available as an extra on the DVD Second World War Collection – Dig For Victory The Ministry Of Food And The Battle To Feed Wartime Britain 1940–1944 (Strike Force Entertainment, 2010)

References

  1. ↑ "Documentary Newsletter (1941)". Internet Archive. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "The Soldier's Food". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Soldier's Food". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "The Soldier's Food (Film no DRA 138)". Imperial War Museum . Retrieved 5 January 2026.
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