Sesenta segundos de vida (1953)
Alan Ladd at his greatest in this ripcord thriller that rips at your emotions!
Género : Bélica, Drama
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 28M
Director : Terence Young
Escritor : Richard Maibaum, Frank S. Nugent
Sinopsis
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), un grupo de paracaidistas del bando aliado participa en peligrosas misiones contra el enemigo.
It's war time London and the Crazy Gang (Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold) are doing their bit for the war effort by running a fish and chip stall using their platoon's barrage balloon for advertising. Their Sgt Major is not happy about this and orders them to take the balloon down, but a freak heavy wind accidentally carries the gang away to Nazi Germany. They are captured and placed in a detention camp where they meet an elderly prisoner named Jerry, who possess a map for the location of a secret weapon which will win the war! Fortunately Teddy Knox's impersonation of Hitler lands him the spot of pretending to be the Fuhrer at a gala dinner and the gang are allowed out of the camp. However the Nazis have other ideas for their substitute leader.
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