"Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!" 11 May 1940 Thriller, War 91 mins
During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
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Conrad Veidt as Capt. Andersen
Valerie Hobson as Mrs. Sorensen
Hay Petrie as Axel Skold
Joss Ambler as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
Raymond Lovell as Van Dyne
Esmond Knight as Mr. Pidgeon
Charles Victor as Hendrick
Phoebe Kershaw as Miss Lang
Harold Warrender as Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
John Longden as Passport officer
Eric Maturin as Passport officer
Dennis Arundell as Lieman
Molly Hamley-Clifford as Baroness Hekla
Eric Berry as Mr. Abo
Paddy Browne as Singer in 'Regency'
Henry Wolston as First Danish Waiter
Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer
John Seabourne Sr. Editor
Michael Powell Director
Muir Mathieson Music
John Corfield Producer
John Greenwood Original Music Composer
Michael Powell Scenario Writer
Emeric Pressburger Writer
Brock Williams Scenario Writer
Anthony Nelson Keys Production Manager
Muir Mathieson Music Director
Roland Gillett Associate Producer
Alfred Junge Set Decoration
Freddie Young Director of Photography
C. C. Stevens Sound Recordist
Alfred Junge Production Design
Blackout Trailer
United Kingdom 11 May 1940
United States 29 November 1940
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24 October 1940
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21 September 1940
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05 January 1940
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25 June 1940
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23 February 1940
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10 January 1940
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09 May 1940
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