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An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.
Johnnie Schofield
- Joe Garbett
- (as Johnny Schofield)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen the man running the pub in the village where the film was being shot discovered that he had used up his alcohol ration on the film crew, he was so distraught he committed suicide.
- GoofsThe bar of chocolate found in Major Hammond's room is inscribed with the word 'Chokolade' which Nora takes to be German. But the German for chocolate is 'Schokolade'. ('Chokolade' is Danish.)
- Quotes
Axed German Soldier: Babies on bayonets? What would be the advantage?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue:
"Went the day well? We died and never knew, But, well or ill, Freedom, we died for you"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Forever Ealing (2002)
- SoundtracksThere'll Always Be an England
(uncredited)
Written by Ross Parker & Hugh Charles
Heard on the radio after dinner at the Manor House
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An ahead-of-its-time film if ever there was one, WENT THE DAY WELL? is still a chilling wartime thriller even watched today. It begins deceptively genteel, with Mervyn Johns talking to the camera (a great device) and leading us into a story which times out to be both hard hitting and inspirational.
Like the later film, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, this fictional movie poses the 'what if?' question - what if the much-mooted Nazi invasion of England had really taken place? The answer is limited to a single rural village in the English countryside which soon finds itself taken over by ruthless German soldiers.
What follows is expertly paced and supremely directed, with the villagers harried, hassled and murdered and eventually fighting back against their oppressors. It's still a violent and grim film, with axe murders, knifings and all manner of shootings put on the screen, although in my mind a scene involving a hand grenade marks the most shocking moment. An excellent cast, topped by THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME's Leslie Banks as a sinister collaborater, help make this a British classic.
Like the later film, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, this fictional movie poses the 'what if?' question - what if the much-mooted Nazi invasion of England had really taken place? The answer is limited to a single rural village in the English countryside which soon finds itself taken over by ruthless German soldiers.
What follows is expertly paced and supremely directed, with the villagers harried, hassled and murdered and eventually fighting back against their oppressors. It's still a violent and grim film, with axe murders, knifings and all manner of shootings put on the screen, although in my mind a scene involving a hand grenade marks the most shocking moment. An excellent cast, topped by THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME's Leslie Banks as a sinister collaborater, help make this a British classic.
- Leofwine_draca
- Jan 14, 2012
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,214
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,849
- May 22, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $47,214
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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