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Chef d'escadrille

Original title: Squadron Leader X
  • 1943
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
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Chef d'escadrille (1943)
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Equipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players cigarettes, a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British prop... Read allEquipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players cigarettes, a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British propaganda. Unfortunately for him, he chooses a night when the Belgian resistance are smugglin... Read allEquipped with an RAF uniform, an English accent, a photograph of his "wife" and a packet of Players cigarettes, a German agent is parachuted into occupied Belgium to create anti-British propaganda. Unfortunately for him, he chooses a night when the Belgian resistance are smuggling the crew of a British bomber home across the channel. Before he knows it, he is landing ... Read all

  • Director
    • Lance Comfort
  • Writers
    • Miles Malleson
    • Emeric Pressburger
    • Wolfgang Wilhelm
  • Stars
    • Eric Portman
    • Ann Dvorak
    • Walter Fitzgerald
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
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    • Director
      • Lance Comfort
    • Writers
      • Miles Malleson
      • Emeric Pressburger
      • Wolfgang Wilhelm
    • Stars
      • Eric Portman
      • Ann Dvorak
      • Walter Fitzgerald
    • 1Critic review
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    Eric Portman
    Eric Portman
    • Erich Kohler
    Ann Dvorak
    Ann Dvorak
    • Barbara Lucas
    Walter Fitzgerald
    Walter Fitzgerald
    • Inspector Milne
    Martin Miller
    Martin Miller
    • Mr. Krohn
    Beatrice Varley
    Beatrice Varley
    • Mrs. Krohn
    Henry Oscar
    Henry Oscar
    • Dr. Schultz
    Barry Jones
    Barry Jones
    • Bruce Fenwick
    Charles Victor
    Charles Victor
    • Marks
    Mary Merrall
    Mary Merrall
    • Miss Thorndike
    Carl Jaffe
    Carl Jaffe
    • Luftwaffe Colonel
    Marjorie Rhodes
    Marjorie Rhodes
    • Mrs. Agnew
    Friedrich Richter
    • Inspector Siegel
    David Peel
    David Peel
    • Michael Bertholt
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    Aubrey Mallalieu
    • Pierre
    John Salew
    John Salew
    • Sentry at Madame Berthelot's
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    • Director
      • Lance Comfort
    • Writers
      • Miles Malleson
      • Emeric Pressburger
      • Wolfgang Wilhelm
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    • Trivia
      One of the "75 Most Wanted" films listed by the British Film Institute as "Missing, believed lost".

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1943 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Squadron Leader X
    • Filming locations
      • Denham Studios, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Victor Hanbury Productions
      • RKO Radio British Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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