Assignment in Brittany

19431943
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1h 36m

A French captain (Jean-Pierre Aumont) poses as a Nazi to pinpoint a U-boat base off the coast of France, while assuming the identity of a "look-a-like" French citizen.A French captain (Jean-Pierre Aumont) poses as a Nazi to pinpoint a U-boat base off the coast of France, while assuming the identity of a "look-a-like" French citizen.A French captain (Jean-Pierre Aumont) poses as a Nazi to pinpoint a U-boat base off the coast of France, while assuming the identity of a "look-a-like" French citizen.

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Director
- Jack Conway
Writers
- Anthony Veiller(screen play)
- William H. Wright(screen play)
- Howard Emmett Rogers(screen play)
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Signe Hasso in Assignment in Brittany (1943)

Jean-Pierre Aumont, Signe Hasso, and Susan Peters in Assignment in Brittany (1943)

Director
- Jack Conway
Writers
- Anthony Veiller(screen play)
- William H. Wright(screen play)
- Howard Emmett Rogers(screen play)
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Pierre Metard (Jean Pierre Aumont), a French army captain, working with the British Commandos, is given the assignment to find a secret Nazi submarine base in Brittany. He assumes the identity of a dead French soldier, whom he resembles, since he thinks the base is near the soldier's village. He hopes the villagers will help him and hopes none of them will betray him. He finds a sweetheart, Anne Pinot (Susan Peters) and also a charmer, Elise (Signe Hasso), who, unknown to the villagers,is covertly working with the Nazis. After many narrow escapes , he finds the wall behind which the U-boats are hidden. The commandos make a brilliant raid and destroy the submarine base. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

1940s violence damsel in distress deception dual role 21 more

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- Every Second Thrills With Suspense and Danger!
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Certificate
- Approved
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Trivia
The Germans built several submarine bases on the west coast of France after their occupation of the country in 1940. Enormous submarine pens of reinforced concrete were erected at Bordeaux, Brest, La Pallice, Lorient and Saint-Nazaire. These structures protected the U-Boats from attack and allowed them freer access to the Atlantic Ocean, as the submarines did not have to transverse the English Channel or go around the UK via the North Sea from bases in Germany. As of 2020 these massive constructions are still largely intact and some have even been re-purposed. The pens at La Pallice can be seen in Das Boot (1981) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).

Goofs
As Corlay and Kerenor are about to enter the pub, a German guard stops them. Kerenor says, "One uncovers. It's good form for the content." They take their hats off and enter. But once inside, only they have their hats off. All the other Frenchmen of the town, and the German officers, have their hats on their heads.

Quotes
Jean Kerenor: [as he and Metard/Corlay are stopped by a guard from entering a pub] One uncovers. It's good form for the content.
[German officers as well as town folk are seated inside]

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10/10

WW II espionage film hinges on double identity.

This is a story of the remarkable resemblance of two French men during WW II: one of whom is dealing traitorously with the Nazi occupation, and the other who is sent by British intelligence to try to discover the location of a Nazi port in Brittany that is destroying English ships. Both the mother and the sweetheart of Bertrand (the first man) are very disappointed with his activities and find it hard to believe in the goodness of Pierre, who is impersonating him, and are slow to accept the deception. Complicating the plot is Bertrand's mistress whose existence is unknown to Pierre. How the location of the Nazi port is discovered and the double-identity is resolved form a thrilling development.

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