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Summary
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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Not for laughs or scares.
Cast
24 of 25
Conrad VeidtCapt. Andersen
Valerie HobsonMrs. Sorensen
Hay PetrieAxel Skold
Joss AmblerLt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond LovellVan Dyne
Esmond KnightMr. Pidgeon
Charles VictorHendrick
Harold WarrenderLt. Cmdr. Ellis
John LongdenPassport officer
Eric MaturinPassport officer
Leo GennFirst Brother Grimm
Stuart LathamSecond Brother Grimm
Peter BullThird Brother Grimm
Olga EdwardesMrs. Abo
Manning WhileyManager of 'Mousetrap'
Patrick BarrUndetermined Role (uncredited)
Esma CannonErik Skold's Niece
Erik ChittyCloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
Cameron HallNaval Officer
Bernard MilesMan Lighting Pipe
Milo O'SheaAir Raid Warden, Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Nicholas PhippsMan in Car
Johnnie SchofieldWaiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter
Crew
- Directed by
- Michael Powell
- Written by
- Emeric Pressburger
- Produced by
- John Corfield
- Music by
- Muir Mathieson, John Greenwood, Richard Addinsell
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Facts
May 11, 1940 · 1 h 31 min · NR
- Released
- May 11, 1940
- Runtime
- 1 h 31 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Genres
- Thriller, War, Drama
- Original language
- English
- Also spoken
- Danish
- Made in
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $40,000