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Against the Wind (1948)

They played macabre jokes - lively but deadly.

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Charles Crichton
Writer : Michael Pertwee, J. Elder Wills, T. E. B. Clarke

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Andrew Blackett
Frankie
Arthur Lawrence
Arthur Lawrence
Capt. Verreker
Gisèle Préville
Gisèle Préville
Julie
Hélène Hansen
Hélène Hansen
Marie Berlot
Gilbert Davis
Gilbert Davis
Commandant
Leo de Pokorny
Leo de Pokorny
Balthasar
Rory MacDermot
Rory MacDermot
Carey
Kenneth Villiers
Kenneth Villiers
Lewis
Kenneth Hyde
Kenneth Hyde
Capt. Parker
Olaf Olsen
Olaf Olsen
German Officer
Philo Hauser
Philo Hauser
Joseph
Martin Bradley
Martin Bradley
Capt. Rich
Sheila Carty
Sheila Carty
Bridie
Margot Lassner
Margot Lassner
Madame Meyer
Guy Deghy
Guy Deghy
German Sergeant Major
Jean Pierre Hambye
Jean Pierre Hambye
Blondel
George Kersen
George Kersen
Flour
Duncan Lewis
Duncan Lewis
Sergeant
Robert Wyndham
Robert Wyndham
Doctor

Crews

Charles Crichton
Charles Crichton
Director
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Producer
Leslie Bridgwater
Leslie Bridgwater
Music
Alan Osbigton
Alan Osbigton
Editor
Michael Pertwee
Michael Pertwee
Screenplay
J. Elder Wills
J. Elder Wills
Screenplay
Lionel Banes
Lionel Banes
Director of Photography
Paul Beeson
Paul Beeson
Director of Photography
Roy Gough
Roy Gough
Still Photographer
T. E. B. Clarke
T. E. B. Clarke
Screenplay

Posters and backgrounds

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