Summary
First-time helmer Edward McHenry heads up this U.K. war spoof using stop-motion action figures with voices provided by a top-notch British cast headed by Ewan McGregor and Rosamund Pike. Jackboots on Whitehall explores what would happen if the Battle of Britain had been won by the Germans. Timothy Spall provides the voice of Winston Churchill, while Adolf Hitler is realized by Alan Cumming, with the rest of the cast rounded out by Tom Wilkinson and Richard O'Brien. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945
-- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Great Britain -- Drama. Nazis -- Drama. Imaginary histories -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Animated films. Comedy films. War films. Satire. |
| Publisher | [New York?] :Flatiron Film Co. :2011 Distributed by New Video Group, |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Contributors |
Richards, K.
(Karl) Scoffin, Patrick. McHenry, Edward, 1983- McHenry, Rory. McGregor, Ewan, 1971- Cumming, Alan, 1965- Grant, Richard E., 1957- Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013. Pike, Rosamund, 1979- Spall, Timothy, 1957- West, Dominic, 1969- Wilkinson, Tom, 1948- Michelmore, Guy. Media 8 Entertainment (Firm) E-Motion (Firm) McHenry Bros. (Firm) Matador Pictures (Firm) Motion Investment Group (Firm) Arcadia Pictures (Firm) Flatiron Film Company. New Video Group. |
| Participants/Performers |
Voices: Ewan McGregor, Alan Cumming, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Rosamund Pike, Timothy Spall, Dominic West, Tom Wilkinson. |
| Other Contributors |
Editor, Christopher Blunden ; production designer, David McHenry ; director of photography, Michael Connor ; music, Guy Michelmore. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2010. Special features include: behind-the-scenes footage; interviews with the creators; featurettes: The Swastikas, Bad day to be a Nazi, Hitler's rat pack, The Nazi hotties, Explosions, Voice overs. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 and stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781422942239 1422942236 |
| Other | Classic View |