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Louis Jean Heydt | Karl Arnesen |
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Anna Lee | Judith Bowen |
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Lillian Gish | Mrs. Bergesen |
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Cedric Hardwicke | Admiral Bowen |
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Robert Coote | Robert Bowen |
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Ray Collins | Johan Bergesen |
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Paul Muni | Eric Toresen |
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Elisabeth Fraser | Anna Korstad |
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Alexander Knox | German Captain |
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Rosemary DeCamp | Hilma Arnesen |
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Richard Derr | Gunnar Korstad |
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Barbara Everest | Mrs. Olav |
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John Farrow | Director |
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Anne Bauchens | Editing |
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C.S. Forester | Story |
"At Last On The Screen! The Mighty Story Of The World-Famous COMMANDOS!"
Erik Toresen (Paul Muni), a widower and peaceful man, is stirred to violence after the Nazis occupy his quiet Norwegian fishing village. German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. He kills the head of the Nazis occupying his village, and then escapes to England, and guides some British Commandos to a raid on a secret airstrip the Germans are building on the Norwegian coast.
The film was shot in the Greater Victoria, Canada, area. Saanich Inlet stands in for Norwegian fjords. The airstrip is what would become the Victoria International Airport. Hall's Boat House (now Goldstream Marina) is where the wharf scenes are shot. Aircraft shown include two Bristol Bolingbrokes and two Westland Lysanders.
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