World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in search of vital information that could lead to the overthrow of the Nazis.
Acting
James Mason elevates every scene he's in—no notes, king behavior.
Production
German HQ sets are surprisingly lush for 1942 British filmmaking.
Director
Harold French
Hugh Williams
Major Peter Garnett
Carla Lehmann
Michele de Carnot
Roland Culver
Captain Red Gowan
Michael Wilding
Private Nobby Clark
James Mason
Raoul de Carnot
Nancy Price
Violette, housekeeper
Karl Stepanek
Major Lang
Fritz Wendhausen
General von Reichman
Betty Warren
Lulu Clark
Stewart Granger
Sub-Lieutenant Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Michael Wilding would later become Elizabeth Taylor's second husband—small British film world!
Released during the war's darkest period, this was pure morale-boosting cinema—resistance victories before they actually happened.
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