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6.9/10 • 18

1940-05-111h 31m

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Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Directors
Michael Powell
Writters
Emeric Pressburger
Editors
John Seabourne Sr.

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  1. Conrad Veidt

    Conrad Veidt

    Capt. Andersen

  2. Valerie Hobson

    Valerie Hobson

    Mrs. Sorensen

  3. Hay Petrie

    Hay Petrie

    Axel Skold

  4. Joss Ambler

    Joss Ambler

    Lt. Cmdr. Ashton

  5. Raymond Lovell

    Raymond Lovell

    Van Dyne

  6. Esmond Knight

    Esmond Knight

    Mr. Pidgeon

  7. Charles Victor

    Charles Victor

    Hendrick

  8. Phoebe Kershaw

    Phoebe Kershaw

    Miss Lang

  9. Harold Warrender

    Harold Warrender

    Lt. Cmdr. Ellis

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CinemaSerf

Jun 23, 2022

6/10

When Conrad Veidt's Danish freighter is routinely stopped by the Royal Navy in search of contraband; he is held over for 24 hours. He manages to get hold of two shore passes for himself and his first mate, but they are stolen and as he investigates, he encounters Valerie Hobson, the mysterious "Mrs. Sorensen" and soon is embroiled in a top secret Nazi espionage conspiracy. Just as with "the Spy in Black" (1939) the two stars gel well, Weidt has a sort of suave, debonair style about him that complements his stylish co-star well and the writing gives ample opportunity for some humour as the gently suspenseful, if maybe just a tad too contrived, mystery moves along. Set at the start of WWII, the storyline lacks some of the more sinister aspects of later British-made war films, and much of the style and pace of the story still depicts an optimism that the conflict would be short-lived.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$4,490,331.00
Revenue
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Keywords
smuggling (contraband)world war ii