It Happened Here

Synopsis

A semi-professional production that tells of life in England under a supposed German occupation if the Nazis had invaded in 1940 as planned. A chilling reminder of what might have been had Nazism not been defeated.
Extras include:
-Mirror on the World (1962, 10 mins): full version of fake German newsreel
-The Conquest of London (1964/2005, 4 mins): Italian TV item
-Illustrated booklet with writing by Kevin Brownlow and new essays by Dr Josephine Botting, DoP Peter Suschitzky and military historian EWW Fowler.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Year of production

1964

Documentation

Related article, ‘Kevin Brownlow’s Historical Films: It Happened Here (1965) and Winstanley (1975)', by John C Tibbetts, in ‘Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television’, Vol 20, No 2 (2000), pp227-251.

Subjects

History

Keywords

cinema; fiction; Nazi Germany; United Kingdom; World War II

Credits

Director

Andrew Mollo; Kevin Brownlow

Cast

Pauline Murray
Sebastian Shaw

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL, Blu-Ray DVD

Price

£14.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

100 minutes

Year

2018

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

 

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