Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- foreboding
- patriotic
- classic film night
- wartime history viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a taut, effective, and increasingly resonant wartime propaganda thriller that combines rural English atmosphere with morale-boosting civilian resistance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film presents community resistance as a positive, unifying response to Nazi infiltration and invasion.
The villagers welcome the supposed British soldiers before discovering that they are German infiltrators.
The village residents collectively oppose occupation rather than remaining passive victims of the invasion.
Church life, local gossip, countryside routines, and village institutions are transformed by the occupying platoon.
Films like Went the Day Well?, and why
The Man Who Came to Dinner
wartime propaganda, civilian resistance, and tense occupation thriller dynamics
The Eagle Has Landed
british home-front anxiety, village community solidarity, and wartime suspense
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
black-and-white wartime drama centered on invasion fears and collective resistance
Movie Details
- Director
- Alberto Cavalcanti
- Release Date
- 1942-12-07
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Leslie Banks
- Elizabeth Allan
- Frank Lawton
- Basil Sydney
- Valerie Taylor
- Mervyn Johns
- Edward Rigby
- Marie Lohr
- C. V. France
- David Farrar
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- BFI Player Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Went the Day Well? about?
- A trusting English village becomes a battlefield of civilian courage when Nazi infiltrators reveal their true identity during World War II.
- What is Went the Day Well? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Went the Day Well? as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Went the Day Well? violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Went the Day Well? as moderate.
- What did critics think of Went the Day Well??
- Critics broadly regard it as a taut, effective, and increasingly resonant wartime propaganda thriller that combines rural English atmosphere with morale-boosting civilian resistance.
- Which films are like Went the Day Well??
- Films with a similar feel include The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Eagle Has Landed, and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp.
- How long is Went the Day Well??
- Went the Day Well? runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Went the Day Well??
- In United States, Went the Day Well? streams on BFI Player Amazon Channel.
