Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Melanie Bouvet The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

MartinHafer The history of the making of "It Happened Here" is pretty amazing. Think about it...Kevin Brownlow was 19 and his friend, Andrew Mollow, 16 when they started making a film. These two completely untrained teens worked, on and off, on a film and completely it about a decade later--with a budget of only about $20,000!! And you'd assume such a project would look like crap--but it doesn't. Using lots of seemingly documentary footage and mostly non-professional actors, they made an alternative history film that looks for all the world like a traditional documentary. The premise--that Germany conquered Britain during WWII. Now I am NOT saying this is a brilliant film or that it's Oscar-worthy material--but considering all it was up against, it's a wonderful film for young filmmakers and film students to watch in order to see what you can do with a minimal budget and lots of energy.The film begins in England in 1944. Although you see plenty of German soldiers running about, many more of those in authority are Pro-Nazi collaborators--and they willingly take to anti-Semetism and the usual Nazi rhetoric. While this notion offended many when the film debuted in 1966, this was a realistic scenario, as locals did work hand in hand with the Nazis in many countries--such as in France and the Ukraine. According to the film, these local fascists were needed because the war against the Soviets was not going well and they needed all the troops they could spare (just like what really happened in WWII).The story focuses on an Irish nurse who goes to work with the fascist British government. She is mostly apolitical but over time, she is forced to take a stand--particularly because her job sometimes entails committing atrocities in her role as a nurse. What is she to do? Play it safe and work with the authorities or become part of the Resistance? This is a film whose concept is far better than the actual film--and with good reasons. Because writer/director Brownlow was filming this on the cheap, he used 16mm film and the sound was often quite poor--especially at the beginning. There are also many lulls and scenes which look as if they should have been re-shot. While amateurish looking, it actually is surprising that the film looks as good as it does! After all, the filmmakers really were in way over their heads. But they manage to produce some effectively grisly scenes involving atrocities and the killing of Nazis by the Resistance. I also was very impressed with the pro-Nazi propaganda film that was shown in the theater--it looked quite real. And considering the film's background, it's far better than it should be. All in all, an amazing accomplishment but a film that could use some editing and polish. For the average person, it's a bit too tedious to take seriously but for film students and cinephiles, it's quite fascinating.

CurtHerzstark This film has one of the oddest production histories that I've ever heard about. Kevin Brownlow was appearantly only 18 years old when he came up with this idea and asked his then 16 year old friend Andrew Mollo if he could help out. It took them 8 years and with help from Stanley Kubrick,Tony Richardson, etc they managed to get film made.With that said it is astonishing film albeit flawed like so many other debut films but in this case the benefits outweighs the flaws. This is simple story about a nurse (in what has become nazi occupied UK)who must join the nazi party in order to feed herself. Even though her political views are different she has no choice, and joins but soon ends up in more trouble then before.The biggest problem with this film for me is the very bad audio, sometimes the young directors don't seem to know what kind of story they want to tell. Also some of the acting is flawed but becomes even more creepy when you know that some of the actors were real English neo Nazis.But this must be one of the best alternative history films I have ever seen so far. The film gives off a really good authentic feeling, something many films today lacks.And the ending serves as reminder of fascism, war crimes, evil that men do, regardless of political views.

richard-harris-1 yes this was a fine example of 'what if'. It certainly makes you think about how it might have been had Hitler succeeded.The book 'How It Happened Here' is due to be re-issued with a revised content and updates.The new book 'How It Happened Here' should be out in August but check availability on amazon or at the publishers website ukapress.comThe DVD for this film is also available now with a great review on dvdtalk.com http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s100here.htmlIn all, it's a film that hasn't had enough exposure. The concept is frightening and the idea should be bought back into the mind of a new generation. It is horrifying to think how close England came to being ruled by an unspeakable dictator.

Matthew Hayes It Happened Here starts off stunningly, perfectly recreating a newsreel/fly on the wall documentary style with convincing recreations of German occupation and naturalistic acting.Warning, possible spoilerAs the plot develops, however, it introduces a "need to use fascist methods to overcome fascism" theme that is clumsily handled until, in the unconvincing ending, the anti-Nazi partisans are made out to be every bit as loathsome as their enemies. An oh so typically 60s cynical twist that arguably insults the real wartime resistance groups in Europe.