Against the Wind (1948)
Overview
A disparate group of volunteers are trained as saboteurs and parachuted into Belgium to blow up an office containing important Nazi records and to rescue a prominent S.O.E. agent, who is being interrogated by the Germans for vital information.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.883 |
Directed By
Charles Crichton
Crew
Charles Crichton
Michael Balcon
Leslie Bridgwater
Alan Osbigton
Michael Pertwee
J. Elder Wills
T. E. B. Clarke
Lionel Banes
Paul Beeson
Roy Gough
TOP CAST
Robert Beatty
Father Philip Elliot
Simone Signoret
Michèle Denis
Jack Warner
Max Cronk
Gordon Jackson
Scotty Duncan
Paul Dupuis
Jacques Picquart
James Robertson Justice
Ackerman
Eugene Deckers
Marcel van Hecke
John Slater
Emile Meyer
Peter Illing
Andrew
Sybille Binder
Florence Malou
Andrew Blackett
Frankie
Arthur Lawrence
Capt. Verreker
Gisèle Préville
Julie
Hélène Hansen
Marie Berlot
Gilbert Davis
Commandant
Leo de Pokorny
Balthasar
Rory MacDermot
Carey
Kenneth Villiers
Lewis
Kenneth Hyde
Capt. Parker
Olaf Olsen
German Officer
Philo Hauser
Joseph
Martin Bradley
Capt. Rich
Sheila Carty
Bridie
Margot Lassner
Madame Meyer
Guy Deghy
German Sergeant Major
Jean Pierre Hambye
Blondel
George Kersen
Flour
Duncan Lewis
Sergeant
Robert Wyndham
Doctor
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