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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

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(20)

Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10820 FeetBFI identifier: C-128272
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm BW PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-224169
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)



Video materials(1)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376533
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape



Film materials(19)
Description: Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-128273
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10820 FeetBFI identifier: C-128272
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm BW PositiveSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-224169
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MixedLength: 10856 FeetBFI identifier: C-128270
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-128274
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-128280
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10893 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-128269
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 10618 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-128276
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-128275
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 9013 FeetStock date: 1940BFI identifier: C-128277
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10866 FeetStock date: 1941BFI identifier: C-128278
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111931
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111933
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111935
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1941BFI identifier: N-111939
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111943
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111949
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteStock date: 1940BFI identifier: N-111953
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10903 FeetBFI identifier: C-128271
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film