Great Day

1945

1h 20m

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7.3/10

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Drama

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

Directors

Lance Comfort

Writers

Lesley Storm(theatre play by)

Wolfgang Wilhelm(screenplay by)

John Davenport(screenplay by)

Stars

Eric Portman

Flora Robson

Sheila Sim

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Top 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

Directors

Lance Comfort

Writers

Lesley Storm(theatre play by)

Wolfgang Wilhelm(screenplay by)

John Davenport(screenplay by)

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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.

Geronimo196701 Jul, 2022