They Came to a City (1944)

Review: They Came to a City (1944)

Director: Basil Dearden

Cast: John Clements, Googie Withers, Raymond Huntley, Renee Gadd, A.E. Matthews,

John Clements
John Clements
Googie Withers
Googie Withers
Raymond Huntley
Raymond Huntley
Renee Gadd
Renee Gadd
A.E. Matthews
A.E. Matthews

Plot: People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city

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British black-and-white fantasies

British black-and-white fantasies

Two excellent recent Blu-ray releases illuminate different strains of British fantasy. They Came to a City (1944), written by J.B. Priestley and directed by Basil Dearden is a Utopian political fable proposing a new Socialist society for post-war […]

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