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Thrilling drama of the new secret front!
6 / 10 IMDb June 8, 1942 1h 38m
When Hitler invades Poland, sports journalist Colin Metcalfe (Hugh Williams) is unexpectedly reassigned as a foreign correspondent in Norway. En route, his ship is attacked by a German U-boat, but his warning to the Royal Navy is dismissed and he loses his post. With the German invasion of Norway soon after, Metcalfe returns, determined to uncover enemy operations and strike back against the occupiers.
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
June 8, 1942
Genre
Drama, War
Status
Released
Languages
English, Norwegian
Country
United Kingdom
Writers
Producers
Cast
Hugh Williams
as Colin Metcalfe
Griffith Jones
as Police Inspector Gunter (as Griffiths Jones)
Deborah Kerr
as Kari Alstad
Ralph Richardson
as Frank Lockwood
Francis L. Sullivan
as Kommandant Ulrich Wettau
Roland Culver
as Cmdr. Pittwaters
Finlay Currie
as Capt. Alstad
Niall MacGinnis
as Olaf
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Elizabeth Mann
as Gerda
Raymond Huntley
Patricia Medina
as Ingrid
Roland Pertwee
as Capt. Waverley
Henry Oscar
as Newspaper Editor
David Horne
as Evans, Foreign Editor
Henry Hewitt
as Jack, News Editor
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John Warwick
as Milligan, Reporter in Fleet Street Pub
Brefni O'Rorke
as Political Journalist
Bernard Miles
as McAllister (Irish Soldier)
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Beckett Bould
as Bergen, Spokesman of Langedal
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Olaf Olsen
as Langedal's Schoolmaster
Production Companies
Paul Soskin Productions
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