White Cliffs of Dover (disambiguation)

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The White Cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the coastline of England, facing the Strait of Dover.

White Cliffs of Dover cliffs forming part of the English coastline

The White Cliffs of Dover, part of the North Downs formation, is the name given to the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 106 metres (348 ft), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint. The cliffs, on both sides of the town of Dover in Kent, stretch for 13 kilometres. A section of coastline encompassing the cliffs was purchased by the National Trust in 2016.

White Cliffs of Dover may also refer to:

<i>The White Cliffs of Dover</i> (film) 1944 film by Clarence Brown

The White Cliffs of Dover is a 1944 American war drama film based on the Alice Duer Miller poem titled The White Cliffs. It was made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Clarence Brown, and produced by Clarence Brown and Sidney Franklin. The screenplay was by Claudine West, Jan Lustig and George Froeschel, with the credit for additional poetry by Robert Nathan. Nathan stated in an interview that he wrote the screenplay as his first work as a contract writer for MGM but the studio credited Claudine West who died in 1943 as a tribute to her.

"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" is a popular World War II song composed in 1941 by Walter Kent to lyrics by Nat Burton. Made famous in Vera Lynn's 1942 version, it was one of Lynn's best-known recordings and among the most popular World War II tunes.

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