Went the Day Well?
(1942)
Country: UK
Synopsis
An English village is occupied by Nazi paratroopers.
Notes
- Adapted from a story by Graham Greene and directed by the Brazilian-born Alberto Cavalcanti.
- The title comes from an epitaph composed by the classical scholar John Maxwell Edmonds which originally appeared in 'The Times' newspaper on 6 February 1918. The full text reads: "Went the day well?/We died and never knew./But, well or ill,/Freedom, we died for you."
- For more information, read the BFI Film Classics volume "Went the Day Well?", by Penelope Houston (British Film Institute, 2nd ed. 2012).
Cast
- Leslie Banks
(Oliver Wilsford, the Squire) - C.V. France
(Reverend Ashton, the Vicar) - Valerie Taylor
(Nora Ashton) - Marie Lohr
(Mrs. Fraser) - Basil Sydney
(Kommandant Orlter, alias Major Hammond) - David Farrar
(Lt. Jung, alias Lt. Maxwell) - Harry Fowler
(George Truscott) - Elizabeth Allan
(Peggy Pryde) - Frank Lawton
(Tom Sturry) - Thora Hird
(Ivy Dawking)
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