Available for the first time in North America, this seminal Blu-ray set is packed with over five hours of bonus programming, including the documentaries Colditz Revealed, 617 Squadron Remembers, The Making of The Dam Busters, John Mills Home Move Footage, a 24-page booklet with Essay by film writer and curator Cullen Gallagher and more.
SYNOPSIS
THEIR FINEST HOUR: 5 BRITISH WWII CLASSICS brings together some of the most celebrated British war films, digitally restored and available for the very first time on Blu-ray. Titles include the Ealing Studios-produced, Graham Greene adaptation WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942) along with Michael Anderson's Oscar-nominated THE DAM BUSTERS (1955), as well as three box-office hits starring John Mills - THE COLDITZ STORY (1955), DUNKIRK (1958) and ICE COLD IN ALEX (1958).
WENT THE DAY WELL? (1942)
Based on a story by Graham Greene and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti. Bramley End, snug and safe, seemed far away from the perils of World War II. Little did the villagers suspect the grim events that would arrive at their doorsteps. Surprised by the lorry loads of Royal Engineers that rolled onto their village green, they had no reason to believe that these soldiers were disguised German paratroopers, and...
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