Summary
The Net is a British film first released in 1953,
directed by Anthony Asquith.
The film stars Phyllis Calvert, James Donald, Robert Beatty, Herbert Lom and Muriel Pavlow.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Anthony Asquith
- Script: William Fairchild, John Pudney
- Photo: Desmond Dickinson
- Music: Benjamin Frankel
- Cast: Phyllis Calvert (Lydia Heathley), James Donald (Prof. Michael Heathley), Robert Beatty (Maj. Sam Seagram), Herbert Lom (Dr. Alex Leon), Muriel Pavlow (Caroline Cartier), Noel Willman (Dr. Dennis Bord), Walter Fitzgerald (Sir Charles Craddock), Patric Doonan (Brian Jackson), Maurice Denham (Prof. Carrington (project director)), Marjorie Fielding (Mother Heathley), Caven Watson (Dr. Ferguson), Herbert Lomas (George Jackson), Hal Osmond (Agent Lawson), Geoffrey Denton (Fisher), Cyril Chamberlain (Police inspector), Marianne Stone (Whitehall telephone operator), Tucker McGuire ((scenes deleted)), Stanley Maxted (Prof. Adams), Douglas Bradley-Smith, Patricia Glyn, John Lorrell, John Martin, Hartley Power, Philip Ray, Johnnie Schofield (Dart player in pub), John Warren
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 86 min; B&W
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