Went the Day Well?

Stills

Play Dates

August 31 (35mm) Cambridge, MA HARVARD FILM ARCHIVE

Featured Quote

"AN OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE IN THE SORT OF
CINEMATIC ECSTASY THAT MAKES US OBSESSED
WITH MOVIES IN THE FIRST PLACE!"
— David Fear, Time Out New York

About

United Kingdom, 1942
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Producer: Michael Balcon
Cast: Leslie Banks, Elizabeth Allan, Frank Lawton
Screenwriter: John Dighton, Diana Morgan, Angus MacPhail
From the story The Lieutenant Died Last by Graham Greene
Cinematography: Wilkie Cooper
Music: William Walton
Genre: Drama, War
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: English
Running Time: 92 minutes

Synopsis:
A British village welcomes a platoon of soldiers during World War II only to find out that they are German soldiers ordered to take control of the village in advance of a planned invasion.

Reviews and Quotes 2

"A POTENT THRILLER!"
— Kristin M. Jones, The Wall Street Journal

"THE BEST, MOST FEROCIOUS PICTURE OF THE WAR YEARS! THE WORK OF A TRUE AUTEUR!"
— Phillip French, The Observer

"UNDESERVEDLY FORGOTTEN! Cavalcanti handles the story with crisp,
vigorous wit."
— A.O. Scott, The New York Times