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Date: 28 July 1941 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Leslie Howard

Synopsis: A professor disguises his activities as an agent who rescues eminent men from the Nazis by a veneer of absentmindedness. His students help him rescue 5 men and a girl blackmailed by the Gestapo with the hope of rescuing her father.

Genre:
War

Subjects:
World War II, Espionage, Third Reich
Releases
Date: 1941Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 118 mins Length: 10618 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Kinematograph Weekly n1936 25 May 1944
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1936 25 May 1944: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Today's Cinema v62 n5034 19 May 1944
Title: [Today's Cinema - v62 n5034 19 May 1944: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Today's Cinema v56 n4584 20 Jun 1941  Page: 7
Title: [Today's Cinema - v56 n4584 20 Jun 1941: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v144 n1 5 Jul 1941
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v144 n1 5 Jul 1941: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In: Kinematograph Weekly n1784 26 Jun 1941
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n1784 26 Jun 1941: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English

In:   Page: 81
Title: [ - : no known title]


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
Title: Britain can take it: British cinema in the Second World War
Author: ALDGATE, Anthony  Pages: 350 p.

Title: Britain can take it: the British cinema in the Second World War
Author: ALDGATE, Anthony  Pages: vi-vii. 362p.
Description: 49TH PARALLEL pp. 21-43 PIMPERNEL SMITH pp. 44-75 LET GEORGE DO IT pp. 76-95 The NEXT OF KIN pp. 96-114 WENT THE DAY WELL? pp.115-137 The YOUNG MR. PITT pp. 138-167 THUNDER ROCK pp. 168-186 IN WHICH WE SERVE pp. 187-217 FIRES WERE STARTED pp. 218-245 WESTERN APPROACHES pp. 246-276 WAY TO THE STARS pp. 277-298 TUNISIAN VICTORY pp. 300-325 SHIPS WITH WINGS pp. 327-345

Title: Britain can take it: the British cinema in the Second World War
Author: ALDGATE, Anthony  Pages: 312p.