"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 Drama, 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
Michael Powell Director
John Seabourne Sr. Editor
John Corfield Producer
John Greenwood Original Music Composer
Muir Mathieson Music
Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer
Emeric Pressburger Writer
Alfred Junge Set Decoration
Muir Mathieson Music Director
Roland Gillett Associate Producer
Anthony Nelson Keys Production Manager
Michael Powell Scenario Writer
Brock Williams Scenario Writer
Freddie Young Director of Photography
C. C. Stevens Sound Recordist
A.W. Watkins Sound Recordist
Blackout Trailer
United Kingdom 11 May 1940
United States 29 November 1940
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