Went the Day Well? (1942)
Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti
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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Older viewers may also be reminded of Alberto Cavalcanti's dizzyingly subversive WWII classic Went the Day Well? (1942), in which a squadron of German soldiers – posing as English tommies – infiltrate a sleepy village.
The greatest pity might be its advertising campaign, which misleads about the amount and type of action contained in its body while giving away some of the picture's best, and most patient, Went the Day Well? surprises.