Great Day 1945
Great Day
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.
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Full Cast & Crew... Capt. John Ellis
... Mrs. Liz Ellis
... Margaret Ellis
... Lady Mott
... Bob Tyndale
... Geoffrey Winthrop
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Ostensibly, this is just a wartime morale-booster as a group of ladies in a small English hamlet are told of the impending visit of a VIP. With just 24 hours before her arrival, they must spruce up their village and put together some exhibits to demonstrate to their visitor. It's not just about the visit, however - that serves as a lens through which we have a look at a couple of more interesting sub-plots that deal with the lives of the non-military "combatants" of WWII - notably a rather sad scenario with Flora Robson and her husband Eric Porter in which he struggles to feel valued and relevant, and another with their daughter (Sheila Sim) and her marriage opportunities. It's not a perfect film, by any means, but Portman and Robson offer up good performances of what passed for normality during the war for so many people still at home, and though maybe it's a bit slow, it's still a characterful observation well worth a watch.
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Release Date:
Jul 09, 1945 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 20`
MMPA Rating:
NR
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
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Ostensibly, this is just a wartime morale-booster as a group of ladies in a small English hamlet are told of the impending visit of a VIP. With just 24 hours before her arrival, they must spruce up their village and put together some exhibits to demonstrate to their visitor. It's not just about the visit, however - that serves as a lens through which we have a look at a couple of more interesting sub-plots that deal with the lives of the non-military "combatants" of WWII - notably a rather sad scenario with Flora Robson and her husband Eric Porter in which he struggles to feel valued and relevant, and another with their daughter (Sheila Sim) and her marriage opportunities. It's not a perfect film, by any means, but Portman and Robson offer up good performances of what passed for normality during the war for so many people still at home, and though maybe it's a bit slow, it's still a characterful observation well worth a watch.
Cast & Crew of
Great Day
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
... Second Assistant Director
Cast
... Capt. John Ellis
... Mrs. Liz Ellis
... Margaret Ellis
... Lady Mott
... Bob Tyndale
... Geoffrey Winthrop
... Mrs. Nora Mumford
... Mrs. Bridget Walsh
... Scottish officer in pub
... Pub Customer
... Pub Customer
... Miss Jane Tyndale
... Miss Tracy
... Lady serving Tea in Tea Stall.
... Mrs. Beadle
... Ellen
... Policeman
... Vicky Calder
... American Officer
... Miss Allen
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... Producer