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Ralph Richardson stars in this Powell and Pressburger WWII drama as Dutch shipyard owner Jaap van Leyden, who seems to be working with the Nazis and earns the emnity of the Dutch patriots around him. However, van Leyden is secretly aiming to make his own blow against the German invaders.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, History, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1943) (UK) (4 Star)

Cast:

Ralph Richardson	.... Jaap van Leyden
Googie Withers	.... Helene van Leyden
Esmond Knight	.... Von Schiffer
Beresford Egan	.... Krampf
Frederick Burtwell	.... Captain Muller
Kathleen Byron	.... Schoolmistress

Supporting Cast:

Willem Akkerman	.... Willem van Leyden
Dorothy Gordon	.... Janni Peters
Charles Victor	.... Bastiaan Peters
John Longden	.... Jost Meertens
Joss Ambler	.... Cornelius Smit
Margaret Emden	.... Bertha
George Schelderup	.... Dirk
Neville Mapp	.... Joop
Ivor Barnard	.... Admiral

Directors:

Vernon Sewell
Gordon Wellesley

Writers:

Vernon Sewell
Gordon Wellesley