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MoodPlayr · trivia#01
92 Grosvenor Street
1985 1h 35m EN
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9.0
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★9.0TMDB · 1
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Synopsis
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Professor-turned-spy Col. Calvin Turner and his associate, workaholic Lt. Shelley Flynn, plan a daring rescue behind enemy lines in World War II German-occupied Norway of a brilliant scientist who may or may not be aiding the Germans.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Ray Sharkey
Maryam D'Abo
David McCallum
Stephen Shellen
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sheldon Larry
- Writers
- Stephen McPherson
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Sheldon Larry directs. Ernest Vincze behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Sheldon Larry, shot by Ernest Vincze. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Hal Holbrook and Ray Sharkey and Maryam D'Abo carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0088783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Ernest Vincze
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Sheldon Larry
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1985-12-29
Also known as
International titles
- Behind Enemy LinesUS
