Against The Wind.
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A melodrama told in semi-documentary style. A group of people, trained for espionage by British Intelligence in 1943, parachute into Belgium to destroy Gestapo records and free an important British agent.
A disparate group of individuals are recruited by the wartime British Special Operations Executive to train for covert operations behind enemy lines in Belgium. As the group arrive in Belgium, the S.O.E. discover that one of their number is a double-agent; however it is too late to raise the alert. With the first part of their mission completed to plan, the operatives are hiding out with the Belgian resistance.
A disparate group of individuals are recruited by the wartime British Special Operations Executive to train for covert operations behind enemy lines in Belgium. As the group arrive in Belgium, the S.O.E. discover that one of their number is a double-agent; however it is too late to raise the alert. With the first part of their mission completed to plan, the operatives are hiding out with the Belgian resistance.
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© Ealing Studios, Ltd.; 25Feb48; LP2539.
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AGAINST THE WIND. Ealing Studios, Ltd., London, c1948. Released in the U. S. through Eagle Lion Films, Inc., 1949. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: A melodrama told in semi-documentary style. A group of people, trained for espionage by British Intelligence in 1943, parachute into Belgium to destroy Gestapo records and free an important British agent. Credits: Producer, Michael Balcon; director, Charles Crichton; original story, J. Elder Wills; adaptation, Michael Pertwee; screenplay, T. E. B. Clarke; music, Leslie Bridgewater, editor, Alan Osbiston. Cast: Robert Beatty, Jack Warner, Simone Signoret, Gordon Jackson, Paul Dupuis. © Ealing Studios, Ltd.; 25Feb48; LP2539.
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