The Lost People (1949)
Overview
Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.019 |
Directed By
Muriel Box
Bernard Knowles
Crew
Muriel Box
Bridget Boland
Bernard Knowles
Gordon Wellesley
Bridget Boland
Gordon Hales
Herbert Smith
John Greenwood
Jack Asher
Denis Johnson
Bernard Lewis
Waleen Whitworth
TOP CAST
Dennis Price
Ridley
Mai Zetterling
Lily
Siobhán McKenna
Marie
Maxwell Reed
Peter
William Hartnell
Barnes
Gerard Heinz
Professor
Zena Marshall
Anna
Olaf Pooley
Milosh
Harcourt Williams
Priest
Philo Hauser
Draja
Jill Balcon
Rebecca
Grey Blake
Saunders
Marcel Poncin
Duval
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