Jackboots on Whitehall
Synopsis
Our heroes, a group of villagers from a quiet part of the English South Coast, seem blissfully unaware of the impending doom that sits across the Channel. Chris, a young farm worker, dreams of the chance to join the army and fight in exciting new lands rather than be stuck in the slow paced village life he has grown up in. His chance comes when the three top Nazis, the enormous Goering, the malnourished Goebbels and the scarily camp Himmler hatch a plan to invade England by drilling under the English Channel and into the heart of London.
With the entire British army stuck in Dunkirk and no military support to defend the country, Churchill issues a final radio broadcast from his bunker in Downing Street – a cry for help. After hearing the broadcast, Chris rallies the reluctant villagers together demanding that they help Churchill.
Meanwhile, under Churchills orders, the rest of the country are amassing at Hadrians Wall - the final line of defense for England.
Can the nation unite in time to make one last stand against the Nazi forces?
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 97 mins
- Format
- 2K Digital / 35mm
- Director
-
Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
- Producer
- Peter Bevan, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Nigel Thomas, Charlotte Walls
- Co-Producer
- Peter Bevan, Adrian Politowski, Gilles Waterkeyn, Nigel Thomas, Charlotte Walls
- Editor
- Chris Blunden
- Screenwriter
- Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
- Director of Photography
- Michael Connor
- Production Designer
- David McHenry
- Sound
- MJM Sound
- Composer
- Guy Michelmore
- Principal cast
- Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Alan Cummings, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Griffiths, Richard E. Grant, Pam Ferris, Richard O'Brien, Sanjeev Baskhar
Production Status
Production Company
E-Motion
32 Rathbone Place2nd and 3rd Floors
London W1T 1JJ
UK
T +44 (0)20 7268 0068
info@entmotion.com
www.entmotion.com
Sales Company
Media 8 Entertainment
5260 Ventura BlvdSte 710
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
USA
T +1 818 325 8000
info@media8ent.com
www.media8ent.com
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