- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Markedly less restrained than many other British tales of wartime resistance, this well-meaning flag-waver is far more effective than the majority of have-a-go Hollywood movies on the same theme. The story of a British journalist liaising with the Norwegian underground to help destroy a German U-boat base is merely par for the course - what sets this apart is a remarkable cast of British stalwarts, not one of whom puts a foot wrong. Special mention should be made, however, of Deborah Kerr, who lends quiet courage to an unrewarding romantic part, and Francis L Sullivan, who makes a most malevolent Nazi.
Plot Summary
Second World War romance starring Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr and Hugh Williams. As the rest of Europe falls to Adolf Hitler, journalist Colin Metcalfe is stationed in Norway, hungry for a scoop. While helping to locate a secret Nazi U-boat base, he becomes romantically involved with the daughter of a local seaman.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Lockwood
- Ralph Richardson
- Kari Alstead
- Deborah Kerr
- Colin Metcalfe
- Hugh Williams
- Inspector Gunter
- Griffith Manes
- Wettau
- Francis L Sullivan
- Naval Attaché
- Roland Culver
- Olaf
- Niall MacGinnis
- Alstead
- Finlay Currie
- McAllister
- Bernard Miles
- Ingrid
- Patricia Medina
Crew
- Director
- Harold French
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