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

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.

satiricalchaoticcampysillyfast-pacedwhimsicaldarkly comicparodic

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)

Trailer

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