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Went the Day Well?

Synopsis
Feature film from a story by Graham Greene. The village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops dsguised as British soldiers as part of Hitler’s plan for the invasion of Britain. Music by William Walton.

DVD extras: Cavalcanti short film YELLOW CAESAR (1941), BBC Radio 3 THE ESSAY - BRITISH CINEMA OF THE 1940s - audio featurette.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of production
1942
Notes
Also available on Blu-ray
Uses
Courses on British politics, war and society.*
Subjects
English language and literature; Film studies; History; Literature
Keywords
feature films; Greene, Graham; propaganda; World War II; short stories; Literary adaptation

Credits

Director
Alberto Cavalcanti
Producer
Michael Balcon
Writer
Angus McPhail; Diana Morgan; John Dighton
Contributor
William Walton
Cast
Elizabeth Allan 
Frank Lawton 
Leslie Banks 
Marie Lohr 

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£15.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
89 minutes
Year
2011

Type
Film
Format
16mm

Production Company

Name

Ealing Studios

Distributor

 

Available from retail outlets

Name

STUDIOCANAL

Email
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Web
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Phone
020 7534 2700
Fax
020 7534 2701
Address
50 Marshall Street
London
W1F 9BQ
Notes
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