Oliver Wilsford
Leslie Banks
Oliver Wilsford
Went the Day Well?
“Went the day well? We died and never knew. But, well or ill, freedom we died for you.”
7.2
1942
1h 32m
WarThriller
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Overview
The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
Trailer
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Cast
Peggy
Elizabeth Allan
Peggy
Tom Sturry
Frank Lawton
Tom Sturry
Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
Basil Sydney
Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter
Nora Ashton
Valerie Taylor
Nora Ashton
Charlie Sims
Mervyn Johns
Charlie Sims
Bill Purvis
Edward Rigby
Bill Purvis
Mrs. Dolly Fraser
Marie Lohr
Mrs. Dolly Fraser
The Vicar Ashton
C. V. France
The Vicar Ashton
Lieutenant Jung
David Farrar
Lieutenant Jung
Mrs. Collins
Muriel George
Mrs. Collins
Ivy
Thora Hird
Ivy
Reviews
CinemaSerf
As films actually made during WWII go, this one has the unique distinction of being about the prospect of a British town actually being controlled by the Nazis. Basil Sydney portrays the German Major charged with bringing the villagers to heel in advance of the invasion - and with the help of a local collaborator sets about his task with ruthless efficiency. What makes this all the more fascinating a watch, is that all the characters - including David Farrar and Leslie Banks - are British - there are no German imports into this taut adaptation of Graham Greene's story.
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