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Movie poster: Went the Day Well? (1942)
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Went the Day Well?

1942 · 92 min War Thriller
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

The peaceful villagers of Bramley End warmly welcome a unit of 'Royal Engineers' arriving for exercises. Beneath this friendly guise lurk German saboteurs, aiming to cripple Britain's radar network ahead of an invasion. The pastoral calm shatters when the local postmistress accidentally discovers a chocolate bar with German markings. In an instant, trusting neighbors transform into desperate defenders of their home, engaging in a brutal and uneven struggle against an enemy already within their gates.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1942
Country United Kingdom
Genre War, Thriller
Director Alberto Cavalcanti
Runtime 92 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (76 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Alberto Cavalcanti crafts more than a war thriller—it's a deeply unsettling study of how conflict erases the line between the mundane and the horrific. The film masterfully contrasts pastoral landscapes with sudden, cold violence erupting in the heart of the English countryside.

What lingers after viewing is a surprisingly brutal and ruthless drama for its time, where heroism is stripped of glamour and the cost of resistance is paid with a neighbor's blood. The quiet lane outside your window feels less safe. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Alberto Cavalcanti

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An uneasy pastoral, humming with latent menace; a patriarchal order exploding from within.

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Leslie Banks

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Oliver Wilsford

Elizabeth Allan

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Frank Lawton

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Tom Sturry

Basil Sydney

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Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter

Valerie Taylor

Valerie Taylor

Nora Ashton

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Charlie Sims

Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Bill Purvis

Marie Lohr

Marie Lohr

Mrs. Dolly Fraser

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David Farrar

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