The W Plan
1930Movie1 h 35 min
66
GoodGoodWatch score66
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.
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Audiences 53GoodWatch 67
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most war movies, −23 min on the typical 118
typical 11895Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Released
1930
February 25, 1930
96 years ago
Genres
WarActionAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 10 more15 people
- Brian AherneCol. Duncan Grant
- George MerrittUlrich Muller
- C.M. HallardCommander-in-Chief
- Frederick LloydCol. Jervois
- BGB. GregoryFlight Commander Mayne
- Mary JerroldFrau Muller
- Madeleine CarrollRosa Hartmann
- Clifford HeatherleyProprietor
- Austin TrevorCaptain of Military Police
Norah HowardLady of the Town
Cameron CarrOtto Cedern
Milton RosmerPresident of Court Martial
Alfred DraytonProsecutor
Charles PatonDefence Counsel- WKWilhelm KönigPrison Commandant
Directing · 2
- Victor Saville Director, Writer, Producer
- Marjorie Gaffney Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Miles Malleson Writer
- Frank Launder Writer
- Graham Seton Novel
Camera · 3
- Freddie Young Director of Photography
- René Guissart Director of Photography
- Werner Brandes Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Maclean Rogers Editor
Sound · 1
- John Reynders Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Hugh Gee Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- D.F. Scanlon Sound Recordist
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