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Went the Day Well?

Went the day well? We died and never knew. But, well or ill, freedom we died for you.

1942 · 1h 32m · Approved Thriller, War
Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti

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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.

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93%
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Fresh

One of the most subversive films to come out of World War II, a British drama that was unsettling in its day and is even more so now.

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Part paranoid propaganda, part thriller and part quaint period study, Went the Day Well? is an entertaining oddity begging for an update.

Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh

Home-front propaganda has rarely seemed so cutthroat or so cunning; for Americans, the chance to see this rarity is 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
Fresh

Still truly unnerving, one can only imagine how terrifying it must have been for audiences facing the very real threat of Nazi enslavement.

Tom Huddleston, Time Out

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