In 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether o... Read allIn 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether of German or Allied forces, would be interned for the duration of the war. What the Irish f... Read allIn 1941, as part of an effort to remain strictly neutral, the Dublin government made a deal with both Berlin and London whereby any soldier, sailor or pilot captured on Irish soil, whether of German or Allied forces, would be interned for the duration of the war. What the Irish failed to tell was that they would intern everybody in the same camp. It is here that Canad... Read all
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- Writers
- Stars
- Miles Keogh
- (as Bill Campbell)
- Colin Parker
- (as Christopher Ryan)
- Sten Larsen
- (as J. Anders Jillebo)
- Sergeant Marshall
- (as Alister McLeod)
- Seamus
- (as Colom Doherty)
- Man with Cart
- (as Simon Buttimore)
- Ricard
- (as Jerome Pradon)
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Though if one reads historical accounts about the exploits of allied and German internees in Ireland during WWII fact was even more strange than depicted in this film!
Jean Butler played her part well considering her lack of previous film appearances she should be in more movies.
Angus MacFadyen is superb as the Luftwaffe pilot, his aloof arrogance is tempered by his sense of fair play and humanity.
A wonderful film which I enjoyed - the Isle of Man made a good surrogate for Ireland.
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough set in Ireland, the film was actually shot on the Isle of Man.
- GoofsDuring the radio announcement of the Pearl Harbor attack, the announcer says the US has declared war on Japan and Germany the same day of the attack, Sunday Dec. 7. The declaration actually took place the next day, 8 DEC 1941.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2005)
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- Заклятые друзья
- Filming locations
- Isle of Man(filmed entirely on location in)
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- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
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