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A trio of ex-servicemen begin smuggling innocuous black market items into post-war Britain but through greed they graduate to more sinister cargo.
Original Release
04/19/1955
US Release
08/20/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Attenborough | George Hoskins |
George Baker | Bill Randall |
Bill Owen | Birdie / Birdie Dick |
Virginia McKenna | Helen Randall |
Roland Culver | Maj. Fordyce / Fordyce |
Bernard Lee | Sam Brewster,The Customs Officer / Customs Officer Brewster |
Ralph Truman | Sir Richard |
John Chandos | Raines |
Harold Goodwin | Second Customs Officer / Customs Officer |
John Longden | The Detective / Detective |
Directors
Writers
Nicholas Monsarrat, John Whiting, Michael Relph, Basil Dearden
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Attenborough | George Hoskins |
George Baker | Bill Randall |
Bill Owen | Birdie / Birdie Dick |
Virginia McKenna | Helen Randall |
Roland Culver | Maj. Fordyce / Fordyce |
Bernard Lee | Sam Brewster,The Customs Officer / Customs Officer Brewster |
Ralph Truman | Sir Richard |
John Chandos | Raines |
Harold Goodwin | Second Customs Officer / Customs Officer |
John Longden | The Detective / Detective |
Jack Armstrong | Attendant in Coastal Forces Club |
Alfie Bass | Sailor on 1087 |
Tom Bowman | Fordyce's Crew Member |
John Boxer | Customs Man |
George Holdcroft | Man in Coastal Forces Club Bar |
Stratford Johns | Garage Worker |
David Langton | Man in Coastal Forces Club Bar |
Guy Standeven | Soldier |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Basil Dearden | Producer |
Michael Relph | Producer |