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Douglas Slocombe
Additional Camera -
Graham Greene
Original Story -
Alberto Cavalcanti
Director -
John Dighton
Screenplay -
Angus MacPhail
Screenplay -
John Croydon
Production Supervisor -
Roy Kellino
Special Effects -
Diana Morgan
Screenplay
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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.
Patricia Hayes
DaisyBasil Sydney
Major Hammond / Kommandant OrlterDavid Farrar
Lieutenant JungMervyn Johns
Charlie SimsEdward Rigby
Bill PurvisPhilippa Hiatt
Mrs. BatesElizabeth Allan
PeggyJohn Slater
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