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Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942Movie⏱️ 1h 32mApproved
ThrillerWar
7.5
IMDB Rating
4,757 votes

An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.

Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Writers
Graham Greene, John Dighton, Diana Morgan
Stars
Leslie Banks, C.V. France, Valerie Taylor
Release Date
June 28, 1944
Language
English, German
Country
United Kingdom
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🎭 Top Cast

Leslie Banks
Leslie Banks
as Oliver Wilsford
C.V. France
C.V. France
as The Vicar
Valerie Taylor
Valerie Taylor
as Nora
Marie Lohr
Marie Lohr
as Mrs. Fraser
Harry Fowler
Harry Fowler
as Young George
Norman Pierce
Norman Pierce
as Jim Sturry
Frank Lawton
Frank Lawton
as Tom Sturry
Elizabeth Allan
Elizabeth Allan
as Peggy
Thora Hird
Thora Hird
as Ivy
Muriel George
Muriel George
as Mrs. Collins

💰 Box Office

$47,214
Worldwide Gross
$47,214
Domestic Gross
$7,849
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Turville Church, Turville, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Production
Ealing Studios

🏷️ Keywords

world war twowar propagandavillageinvasiongerman soldier

🎯 Categories

ThrillerWar

⭐ Featured Review

Propaganda classic
by Leofwine_draca2012-01-15
7/10

"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 ruthles..."

💡 Did You Know?

When 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.

📖 Synopsis

An English village is occupied by disguised German paratroopers as an advance post for a planned invasion.