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As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
Theatrical
Feb 23, 1952
Box Office
$135K
Budget
$240K
Return
0.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Aug 19, 2008
Theaters
1
Directors
Producers
Music
Studio
London Films Productions, The Archers
Keywords
bomb
england
self sacrifice
self-destruction
world war ii
strong woman
alcoholism
alcoholic
roadside bomb
explosives expert
military weapons
booby trap
withdrawal
bomb squad
self-loathing
war effort
prosthetic leg
unexploded bomb
amputee
weapon testing
weapons of war
bomb making
war
romantic drama
hallucinations
guns and weapons
bomb disposal unit
Cast
Full credits →D
David Farrar
Sammy Rice
K
Kathleen Byron
Susan
J
Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring
L
Leslie Banks
Col. A. K. Holland
M
Michael Gough
Capt. Dick Stuart
C
Cyril Cusack
Cpl. Taylor
M
Milton Rosmer
Prof. Mair
W
Walter Fitzgerald
Brine
E
Emrys Jones
Joe
M
Michael Goodliffe
Till
R
Renée Asherson
A.T.S. corporal
A
Anthony Bushell
Col. Strang
H
Henry Caine
Sgt. Maj. Rose
J
James Dale
Brigadier
R
Robert Morley
The Minister
S
Sidney James
'Knucksie' Moran
S
Sam Kydd
Crowhurst
G
Geoffrey Keen
Pinker
J
June Elvin
R
Roddy Hughes
Welsh Doctor
