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John Dighton
Screenplay -
Angus MacPhail
Screenplay -
Alberto Cavalcanti
Director -
Len Page
Sound Recordist -
Graham Greene
Original Story -
Sidney Cole
Editor -
Hal Mason
Production Manager -
Michael Balcon
Producer
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CinemaSerf 3/28/2022 8:20:42 PM
As films actually made during WWII go, this one has the unique distinction of being about the prospect of a British town actually being controlled by the Nazis. Basil Sydney portrays the German Major charged with bringing the villagers to heel in advance of the invasion - and with the help of a local collaborator sets about his task with ruthless efficiency. What makes this all the more fascinating a watch, is that all the characters - including David Farrar and Leslie Banks - are British - there are no German imports into this taut adaptation of Graham Greene's story.
Harry Fowler
Young GeorgePatricia Hayes
DaisyBasil Sydney
Major Hammond / Kommandant OrlterThora Hird
IvyDavid Farrar
Lieutenant JungMervyn Johns
Charlie SimsJohn Slater
SergeantJohnnie Schofield
Joe Garbett