Nazis Into Germans: Went the Day Well? (1942) and The Eagle Has Landed (1976)

The author examines the development and reception of two British feature films in the context of changing British perceptions of Germany. Went the Day Well? and The Eagle Has Landed share the same basic plot line but involve contrasting moral positions, reflecting a major evolution in British attitu...

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Published in:	The journal of popular film and television 2003-07, Vol.31 (2), p.83-92
Main Author:	Mackenzie, S. P.
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Armed forces Attitudes Britain British British cinema Cavalcanti, Alberto Cavalcanti, Alberto de Almeida Cinema Cinema, Radio, Television, Interactive Media Cinematography dramatic arts Ealing Films Ealing Studios English Entertainment Feature films Film criticism film genres Film history Film Remakes French language German Germans Germany Individual Films Industry International Motion picture criticism Motion picture industry Motion pictures Nazi era Nazis Nazism Plot Politeness Popular culture Reception History screenplay Screenplays Set design Social Attitudes Social Change Social Perception Sturges, John the British The Eagle Has Landed toward Verbal aggression War war film War Films Went the Day Well? World War II Writing
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