despite it rather tortuous title this be a great piece of british wwii propaganda with a simple message represent the nazi be a bunch of child murdering blackguard and and we brit will see through their dastardly plan and overcome them use our doughty pluck and the intelligence of our womenfolk and child . the film begin with the arrival of a sizeable detachment of british troop arrive in a sleepy village which be cop admirably with the rigour of rationing and get by without their menfolk and who be away fight . however and it soon transpire that the british troop be and in fact a crack team of german paratrooper who have come to jam british radar in preparation for the invasion . not only that but the local lord of the manor be a dastardly fifth columnist . the woman of the village become suspicious of the newcomer due to the funny way they write numeral and the fact that they have german chocolate with them . this be all to no avail though a everyone take their worry to the traitorous squire . a it be a propaganda piece and the end come a no surprise . what be interest though be the subversion of the class system represent the dodgy poacher and his little scamp of a sidekick who be the true hero and where the officer class of the village be portray a either incompetent or downright villainous . the film be base on a graham greene story and and his perfect observation of the british way of life be superbly translate to the screen . compare to the other and more famous propaganda film ( i be think here of humphrey jennings ) and the quality of production ( film stock and sound and light etc . ) be very high and and it be hard to imagine that this be make in a time of war .