Assignment in Brittany (1943) - film review

Drama / War

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Assignment in Brittany is an American war film first released in 1943, directed by Jack Conway. The film stars Jean-Pierre Aumont, Susan Peters, Margaret Wycherly, Signe Hasso and Richard Whorf. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Jack Conway
Script: Helen MacInnes, Anthony Veiller, William H. Wright, Howard Emmett Rogers
Photo: Charles Rosher
Music: Lennie Hayton
Cast: Jean-Pierre Aumont (Bertrand Corlay), Susan Peters (Anne Pinot), Margaret Wycherly (Mme. Henriette Corlay), Signe Hasso (Elise), Richard Whorf (Jean Kerenor), George Coulouris (Capt. Hans Holz), John Emery (Capt. Deichgraber), Darryl Hickman (Etienne), Sarah Padden (Albertine (maid)), Adia Kuznetzoff (Louis Basdevant), Reginald Owen (Col. Trane), Miles Mander (Col. Herman Fournier), Alan Napier (Sam Wells), Odette Myrtil (Louis’ sister), Juanita Quigley (Jeannine (Louis’ niece)), William Edmunds (Plehec (restaurateur)), George Brest (Henri (Albertine’s brother)), George Travell (Rochet), Paul Leyssac (Village priest), Lucien Prival (Maj. von Pless), Rex Williams (Sgt. Krulich), Lionel Royce (Col. von Steffan), Frederic Brunn (Gestapo agent), Louis Adlon (German lieutenant), George Aldwin (Gunner), Rudolph Anders (Orderly), Morris Ankrum (Stenger (Nazi jail commandant)), Frank Arnold (Fisherman), Walter Bonn (German sentry), John Burton (Doctor), Ralph Bushman (German lieutenant), Horace B. Carpenter (Yves), Louise Colombet (Marie), Albert D’Arno (German officer), George Davis (Nestor), Leslie Denison (Naval officer), Guy D’Ennery (Albert), Fred Farrell (Jacques), Harry Fleischmann (Jules), Constant Franke (Orderly), Steven Geray (Priest), Frederick Giermann (Guard), Arthur Gould-Porter (Naval officer), Bert Hicks (French officer), Leyland Hodgson (Commando), Charles Irwin (Commando lieutenant), Paul Kruger (German private), Frank Lackteen (Arab leader), Peter Lawford (Navigator), Stanley Mann (Orderly), Joseph Marievsky (Peasant in cellar), Al Masiello (Peasant in cellar), May McAvoy (Nurse), Louis Mercier (Fisherman), John Meredith (Pilot), John Merton (Gestapo agent), Ray Miller (German sergeant), Clive Morgan (Commando officer), Alberto Morin (Arab mechanic), Arthur Mulliner (Commando lieutenant), Bill Nind (British lieutenant), Jack Norton (Drunken peasant), Patrick O’Moore (Commando lookout), Alex Papana (Peasant), Otto Reichow (Sergeant), Hector Sarno (Peasant in cellar), Ferdinand Schumann-Heink (German lieutenant), Hans Schumm (Nazi torturer), Allen Schute (Co-pilot), Almira Sessions (Madame Perro), Nick Shaid (Sentry), George Sherwood (German sergeant), J. Lewis Smith (Soldier), Robert R. Stephenson (German lieutenant), Leigh Sterling (French officer), John St. Polis (Old man at inn), Donald Stuart (Townshend), David Thursby (Commando sergeant), Lisl Valetti (Peasant), Wilhelm von Brincken (German major), Hans von Morhart (German private), Dick Wessel (German sergeant), Crane Whitley (Gestapo lieutenant), William Yetter Sr. (German), Duke York (German private)
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 96 min; B&W

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