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Against the Wind
Against the Wind

Movie·1948·1h 36m

Against the Wind

They played macabre jokes - lively but deadly.

Directed By

Charles Crichton

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to rescue a prominent S.O.E. agent, who is being interrogated by the Germans for vital information.

Written By

Michael Pertwee, J. Elder Wills, T. E. B. Clarke

Producer

Michael Balcon

Cinematography

Lionel Banes

Editor

Alan Osbigton

Themes

parachutingbelgiumpriest

Production House

Ealing Studios
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Audience Score

64%

15 votes

Skip12%
Timepass29%
Go for it37%
Perfection22%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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// cast

Cast

Robert Beatty

Robert Beatty

Father Philip Elliot

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Michèle Denis

Jack Warner

Jack Warner

Max Cronk

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

Scotty Duncan

Paul Dupuis

Paul Dupuis

Jacques Picquart

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Ackerman

Eugene Deckers

Eugene Deckers

Marcel van Hecke

John Slater

John Slater

Emile Meyer

Peter Illing

Peter Illing

Andrew

Sybille Binder

Sybille Binder

Florence Malou

Andrew Blackett

Frankie

Arthur Lawrence

Capt. Verreker

Gisèle Préville

Gisèle Préville

Julie

Hélène Hansen

Marie Berlot

Gilbert Davis

Commandant

Leo de Pokorny

Balthasar

Rory MacDermot

Carey

Kenneth Villiers

Lewis

// crew

Crew

Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton

Director

Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Producer

Michael Pertwee

Screenplay

Alan Osbigton

Editor

J. Elder Wills

Screenplay

T. E. B. Clarke

Screenplay

Lionel Banes

Director of Photography

Paul Beeson

Director of Photography

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