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6.3/10   132 votes
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Director:
Writers:
J. Elder Wills (story)
Michael Pertwee (adaptation)
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Release Date:
26 June 1949 (USA) more
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They played macabre jokes - lively but deadly.
Plot:
British agents engage in hazardous duty behind German lines. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Robert Beatty ... Father Phillip Elliott

Simone Signoret ... Michele Dennis
Jack Warner ... Max Cronk
Gordon Jackson ... Johnny Duncan
Paul Dupuis ... Jacques Picquart
Gisèle Préville ... Julie
John Slater ... Emile Meyer
Peter Illing ... Andrew
James Robertson Justice ... Ackerman
Sybille Binder ... Florence Malou
Hélène Hansen ... Marie Berlot
Gilbert Davis ... Commandant
Andrew Blackett ... Frankie
Arthur Lawrence ... Capt. Verreker
Eugene Deckers ... Marcel von Hecke
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Runtime:
96 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1989)
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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
True to its portrayal, 4 October 2003
8/10
Author: david.clarke from london

Despite the usual budgetary restrictions, this manages to convey a sense of the danger and great sacrifice made by these brave people who fought for our freedom. Charles Crichton brings out the human story rather than the all-action tale of some movies. Scenes with John Slater visiting his wife seems slightly corny now, but then must have seemed so close to events (just 3 years after the end of WW2). And the outcome later makes it all the more poignant. I thought a movie like this would be good to show in schools, as a part of history lesson. I love all those character actors they were part of my childhood, and they were such real actors and people. (Take note Arnold, et al) And I still haven't got over Jack Warner's Max (our own Dixon of Dock green) who would have adam 'n' eved it!

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