Squadron Leader X

"Gestapo terror roams London, itself!"

1943 1h 39m EN

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★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players (cigarettes), a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British propaganda. Unfortunately for him he chooses a night when the Belgian resistance are smuggling the crew of a British bomber home across the channel. Before he knows it he is landing on the south coast of England. With MI5 hot on his trail, the fugitive tries to contact his old German émigré friends in London. But they have all been interned on the Isle of Man. How will he escape back to Germany ?

“Gestapo terror roams London, itself!”

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Cast

Eric Portman
Erich Kohler
Ann Dvorak
Barbara Lucas
Walter Fitzgerald
Inspector Milne
Martin Miller
Mr. Krohn
Beatrice Varley
Mrs. Krohn
Henry Oscar
Dr. Schultz
Barry Jones
Bruce Fenwick
David Peel
Michael Bertholt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lance Comfort
Writers: Miles Malleson, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Emeric Pressburger
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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ERA

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Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak and Walter Fitzgerald carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Gestapo terror roams London, itself!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0035374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Lance Comfort directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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183 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak and Walter Fitzgerald carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Gestapo terror roams London, itself!".
5IMDB entry: tt0035374 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.