Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.
Fritz Wendhausen
- General von Reichman
- (as F.R. Wendhausen)
Yvonne Andre
- Martine
- (as Yvonne André)
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Did you know
- TriviaEarly in the film, Stewart Granger appears briefly opposite James Mason. They would subsequently co-star in "The Man in Grey" (1943), "Fanny by Gaslight" (1944) and "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952).
- GoofsWhen the air-raid siren sounds and the cast come out into the courtyard of the chateau via the flagstoned porch, the sound is that of feet clomping on a wooden set.
- Crazy creditsThe cast list in the opening and closing credits was followed by a line "etc. etc. etc.", as if to acknowledge collectively any uncredited extras.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
Featured review
British spies, one with a French accent, on a mission to liberate France with their French ladies.
They are all in it, James Mason, Michael Wilding, Hugh Williams, Stewart Granger and even Herbert Lom as the one German officer who is not a complete caricature, and the glorious ingenious music adds to the general flavour of good humour and fresh spirits, which was needed in the darkest year of the war, 1942. It's war propaganda, of course, but not as daft as it looks from the start. There are some excellent scenes, and you don't always hear James Mason with a French accent complaining about English food in preference of the French kitchen. There are a number of bottles in the film, and some are even opened, but the only wines served is the champagne for the Germans. James Mason is about to relish a well preserved bottle of Calvados hidden from the Germans when the party is interrupted by an unnecessary argument. It all ends up with some real banging and bombing in the end, when the Germans really are blowing it, providing a grand finale, raising the film from a trifle to some interesting entertainment. The best scene is the exciting moment when Michelle is listening to the British broadcast and the Germans barge in just in the right moment when Hitler is speaking - but only as an example of German propaganda shown by BBC, but the Germans leave Mademoiselle with respect and full of admiration for her German loyalty.
As an entertainment it's well worth seeing, and James Mason never fails to make any film he is in interesting enough to keep you awake all the way.
As an entertainment it's well worth seeing, and James Mason never fails to make any film he is in interesting enough to keep you awake all the way.
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- clanciai
- May 9, 2017
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Secret Service slår till
- Filming locations
- D&P Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(studio: made at D&P Studios)
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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