During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Direction
Powell's playful camera—blackout chases shot like fever dreams.
Acting
Veidt's smoldering restraint vs. Hobson's cool mystery—chemistry for days.
Director
Michael Powell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Powell and Pressburger formed their legendary partnership during this film's production, though Pressburger was only credited as writer.
Released during the Blitz, the blackout sequences were shot during actual blackouts—London audiences saw their own reality romanticized on screen.
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