Director: Michael Powell

Writers: Emeric Pressburger; Michael Powell; Brock Williams

Music Composed by: Richard Addinsell; John Greenwood

Producer: John Corfield

Keywords: Thriller, WWII, Espionage

Danish ship captain Andersen docks overnight at a British port in the days of WWII prior to the German occupation of Denmark. After two shore passes intended for the crew are stolen by two passengers, Andersen takes it upon himself to retrieve the pair, who may have sinister motives. Light-hearted espionage thriller sometimes compared to Hitchcock.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Leo Genn	Actor	9-Aug-1905	26-Jan-1978	Quo Vadis
Valerie Hobson	Actor	14-Apr-1917	13-Nov-1998	Kind Hearts and Coronets
Esmond Knight	Actor	4-May-1906	23-Feb-1987	The River
John Longden	Actor	11-Nov-1900	26-May-1971	Quatermass 2
Conrad Veidt	Actor	22-Jan-1893	3-Apr-1943	Maj. Strasser in Casablanca

CAST

Conrad Veidt	...   Capt. Andersen
with
Valerie Hobson	...   Mrs. Sorensen
and
Hay Petrie	...   Ship's Mate
Joss Ambler	...   Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond Lovell	...   Van Dyne
Esmond Knight	...   Mr. Pidgeon
Charles Victor	...   Hendrick
Phoebe Kershaw	...   Miss Lang
Harold Warrender	...   Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
John Longden	...   Passport Officer
Eric Maturin	...   Passport Officer
Paddy Browne	...   Singer

REVIEWS

Have you seen this film? We would love to see your review. Submit your review for this film

Do you know something we don't?
Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile

Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications