Secret Mission
1942 | 94m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Harold French |
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| Writer: | Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Young, Basil Bartlett |
| Staring: |
| World War II drama in which a member of the French Resistance and three British agents undertake a hazardous mission to infiltrate a German HQ in search of vital information that could lead to the overthrow of the Nazis. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 05, 1942 |
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| Director: | Harold French |
| Writer: | Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Young, Basil Bartlett |
| Genres: | Drama, War |
| Keywords | espionage, french resistance |
| Production Companies | Marcel Hellman Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hugh Williams | Major Peter Garnett |
| Carla Lehmann | Michele de Carnot |
| Roland Culver | Captain Red Gowan |
| Michael Wilding | Private Nobby Clark |
| James Mason | Raoul de Carnot |
| Nancy Price | Violette, housekeeper |
| Karl Stepanek | Major Lang |
| Fritz Wendhausen | General von Reichman |
| Betty Warren | Lulu Clark |
| Stewart Granger | Sub-Lieutenant Jackson |
| Percy Walsh | Monsieur Fayolle |
| Anita Gombault | Estelle Fayolle |
| Yvonne Andre | Martine |
| David Page | Child René |
| Nicholas Stuart | Captain Mackenzie |
| Brefni O'Rorke | Father Jouvet |
| John Salew | Captain Grune |
| Herbert Lom | Medical Officer |
| Beatrice Varley | Mrs. Donkin |
| Oscar Ebelsbacher | Provost Officer |
| Peter Cozens | Man |
| Walter Gotell | Lieutenant Langfeld |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harold French | Director |
| Anatole de Grunwald | Screenplay |
| Terence Young | Story |
| Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
| Bernard Knowles | Director of Photography |
| Basil Bartlett | Screenplay |
| Mischa Spoliansky | Music |
| Edward B. Jarvis | Editor |
| Cyril J. Knowles | Camera Operator |
| W. Percy Day | Special Effects |
| Jack Mills | Special Effects |
| Paul Sheriff | Supervising Art Director |
| George Blackler | Makeup Artist |
| John Dennis | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marcel Hellman | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
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It's fun to see Michael Wilding playing a light-hearted role for a change, and with an on-form Hugh Williams, we are treated to quite an enjoyable wartime espionage thriller. Stewart Granger pops up as the captain of the ship that takes them (and James Mason) to France where they must work with the ... Resistance to get hold of some secret Nazi logistical deployments. When I say thriller, I really mean light comedy - the pace and the styles of acting are relaxed, there is absolutely no peril at all, and the ending - though slightly more action-packed than the rest of it - is a bit of a formality with explosions. What does work is the chemistry between the gents, and between Williams and Carla Lehmann ("Michèle") who introduces just the slightest hint of jeopardy. Herbert Lom and Karel Stepanek also chip in, adding some panache to the lightweight story and though it's borderline propaganda, to be honest, and a quarter of an hour too long, it's still an amiable outing for some decent talent.