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The Next of Kin is a British thriller film first released in 1942,
directed by Thorold Dickinson.
The film stars Mervyn Johns, John Chandos, Nova Pilbeam, Reginald Tate and Stephen Murray.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Thorold Dickinson
- Script: Basil Bartlett, Thorold Dickinson, John Dighton, Angus MacPhail
- Photo: Ernest Palmer
- Music: William Walton
- Cast: Mervyn Johns (No 23: Mr Davis), John Chandos (No 16: his contact), Nova Pilbeam (Beppie Leemans), Reginald Tate (Maj. Richards), Stephen Murray (Mr Barratt), Geoffrey Hibbert (Pvt. John), Philip Friend (Lt. Cummins), Phyllis Stanley (Miss Clare), Mary Clare (Mrs. Webster), Basil Sydney (Naval captain), Joss Ambler (Mr Vemon), Brefni O’Rorke (Brigadier), Alexander Field (Pvt. Durnford), David Hutcheson (Intelligence officer), Jack Hawkins (Major), Frederick Leister (Colonel), Torin Thatcher (German general), Charles Victor (Joe – Irish seaman), Richard Norris (Pvt. Jimmy), Guy Maas (Frenchman), Thora Hird (ATS drover with puncture), Basil Radford (Careless talker on train (last scene)), Naunton Wayne (Careless talker on train (last scene)), J. Edgar Hoover (Narrator (prologue and epilogue)), Johnnie Schofield (Lance Corporal), Frank Allenby (Wing Cmdr. Keaton), Victor Beaumont (German colonel), Mark Daly (Corporal on train), Ian Fleming (Naval officer), Hal Gordon (Builders labourer), James Knight (Sailor on train), Charles Rolfe (Mr. Palmer), William Walton (Soldier at security briefing), H Victor Weske (Ted), John Williams (General Cooper)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 102 min; B&W
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