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The Silent Battle is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Herbert Mason and starring Rex Harrison, Valerie Hobson and John Loder. It is also known by the alternative titles Continental Express and Peace in our Time. It was inspired by the novel Le Poisson Chinois by Jean Bommart. Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.
It is a remake of the French film La Bataille silencieuse (1937)
Original Release
03/01/1942
US Release
03/01/1942
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rex Harrison | Jacques Sauvin |
| Valerie Hobson | Draguisha |
| John Loder | Bordier |
| Muriel Aked | Mme. Duvivier |
| George Devine | Sonneman |
| John Salew | Ernest |
| Kaye Seeley | Bostoff |
| Carl Jaffe | Rykoff |
| Megs Jenkins | Louise |
| Arthur Maude | Editor |
Directors
Writers
Jean Bommart, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Rodney Ackland, Emeric Pressburger
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Rex Harrison | Jacques Sauvin |
| Valerie Hobson | Draguisha |
| John Loder | Bordier |
| Muriel Aked | Mme. Duvivier |
| George Devine | Sonneman |
| John Salew | Ernest |
| Kaye Seeley | Bostoff |
| Carl Jaffe | Rykoff |
| Megs Jenkins | Louise |
| Arthur Maude | Editor |
| Toni Gable | Extra |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Anthony Havelock-Allan | Producer |
