It Happened Here (1965) DVD9 and Blu-Ray BFI, download for free

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It Happened Here (1965) DVD9 and Blu-Ray BFI

by movieworld on October 6th, 2021 at 21:24

Posted In: .Other movies, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War

A chilling vision of what might have been had Germany conquered England during World War II, Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo's It Happened Here (1966) is also a remarkable accomplishment in independent filmmaking.

The occupation of England is seen through the eyes of Pauline (Pauline Murray), a country nurse fleeing the fighting that has broken out between German troops and resistance partisans. Using Ireland as a base, the Americans and 'loyalist' English guerillas are attempting to re-invade from the West. Pauline witnesses a massacre of civilians. Believeing that the partisans were responsible, she decides like the majority of her countrymen that getting things back to normal is more important than patriotism. "After all," she sighs, "We did lose the war."

BD50, DVD9 | 1080p AVC, PAL 4:3 | 01:40:31 | 45.2 Gb + 7.73 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Cast: Pauline Murray, Sebastian Shaw, Bart Allison
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, War

Extras:
• Mirror on the World (1962, 10:11 mins): full version of fake German newsreel
• It Happened Here: Behind the Scenes (1956-66, 22:26 mins): previously unseen footage with new commentary by Kevin Brownlow
• Original UK and US trailers (1966) (03:00) (02:15)
• It Happened Here Again (1976, 7:13 mins): excerpt from a documentary on Winstanley
• Interview excerpt with the directors (2009, 2:24 mins)
• The Conquest of London (1964/2005, 4:20 mins): Italian TV item
• On Set With Brownlow and Mollo (2018, 11:26 mins): interview with Production Assistant Johanna Roeber
• Kevin Brownlow Remembers It Happened Here (2018, 1:04:49 mins)
• Image gallery