A bunch of guys on a mission to blow something up - in this case it's World War 2 and some Poms and a Free Frenchman (James Mason in an outrageous accent) go to Normandy.
The cast includes two other who would become stars - Michael Wilding (as a member of the lower orders) and Stewart Granger (a small role as a submarine captain who drops them off). But the leading actor here is Hugh Williams, a bland type who looks like he'd be happier working in an insurance office, which was no doubt part of his appeal. Some other future famous names worked on it behind the camera - Anatole de Grunwald worked on the script, from a story by Terence Young.
It's an exciting story but not very excitingly done. After the troops hit France it all tends to be a bit of a lark - rather like other "Allied troops in Occupied Europe tales" in that year, such as One of Our Aircraft is Missing and Desperate Journey. (Did the movie industry think the war was a joke in 1942 or something?)
The Germans are comic idiots, our heroes have jolly japes and easily get access to top secret bases and/or information, there's a beautiful local girl who is a bit tragic and who can't be with the hero. There are no particularly memorable suspense and or action sequences. It's a shame really.
The Germans are comic idiots, our heroes have jolly japes and easily get access to top secret bases and/or information, there's a beautiful local girl who is a bit tragic and who can't be with the hero. There are no particularly memorable suspense and or action sequences. It's a shame really.
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