Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
- Directed by
- Edward McHenry, Rory McHenry
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In an alternate World War II, Nazis occupy London. A group of British characters must defend Hadrian's Wall to stop the invasion. The film uses puppets and voice actors to tell this comedic story.
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What happens
Jackboots on Whitehall (a.k.a. Nazi Invasion: Team Europe) is a 2010 British adult animated/puppet satirical action comedy film set in an alternative history Second World War, in which Nazi Germany has seized London. The British must band together at Hadrian's Wall if they are to thwart the German invasion. Conceived by Edward and Rory McHenry, it is the first of its kind to feature animatronic puppets and the voices of well-known British actors including Ewan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Timothy Spall, Richard O'Brien and Richard Griffiths. The film was executive produced by Frank Mannion. The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 20 June 2010 and was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2010 by Vertigo Films. It received mixed reviews from critics. The cast, set design and voice acting received praised but The Guardian described the film as "desperately weak in terms of script". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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