Occupied Yugoslavia. With organised resistance shattered by the Nazi onslaught it is only the activity of small guerrilla bands that bring fresh hope to the people. But quislings and infiltrators are everywhere – and trusting the wrong person could easily get you killed...
Acting
John Clements commits so hard you'll forget he's not actually Yugoslav.
Production
Shot during the war with genuine wartime urgency pulsing through every frame.
Director
Sergei Nolbandov
John Clements
Milos Petrovitch
Tom Walls
Kossan Petrovitch
Rachel Thomas
Maria Petrovitch
Stephen Murray
Dr. Stephan Petrovitch
Mary Morris
Anna Petrovitch
Godfrey Tearle
General von Staengel
Robert Harris
Col. Von Brock
Michael Wilding
Constantine
Charles Victor
Sergeant
Niall MacGinnis
Dr. Jordon
Ivor Barnard
Station Master
George Merritt
A Yugoslav General
Stanley Baker
Petar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was part of Britain's effort to rally support for Yugoslav partisans after the Chetnik-Partisan split confused Allied loyalties.
The film's release was delayed because real-life events in Yugoslavia kept making the script outdated—Tito's rising prominence kept rewriting who the 'good guys' were.
GB
