Top billed cast

1. 

   Godfrey Tearle

   Sir George Corbett, Rear Gunner in B for Bertie

2. 

   Eric Portman

   Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie

3. 

   Hugh Williams

   Frank Shelley, Observer / Navigator in B for Bertie

4. 

   Bernard Miles

   Geoff Hickman, Front Gunner in B for Bertie

5. 

   Hugh Burden

   John Glyn Haggard, Pilot in B for Bertie

6. 

   Peter Ustinov

   The Priest

7. 

   Googie Withers

   Jo de Vries

8. 

   Pamela Brown

   Els Meertens

9. 

   Joyce Redman

   Jet van Dieren

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-19

Messrs. Powell & Pressburger have assembled a really good cast here for this tale of a WWII bomber crew whose plane comes down in the Netherlands after a raid. Five out of the six land together, where they encounter some young Dutch children who lead them to their local school mistress. Initially suspicious of their new guests, the Dutch civilians soon determine to repatriate them - and to help find their missing colleague; despite the dangers from the ever present Nazis. There isn't really a standout performance here, it is - as would have been true at the time - a team effort with each perfo...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$75,000.00

Revenue
$957,878.00

Keywords

• aviation
• black and white