Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
Cast
Margaret Lockwood
Anna Bomasch
Rex Harrison
Gus Bennett
Paul Henreid
Karl Marsen
Basil Radford
Charters
Naunton Wayne
Caldicott
James Harcourt
Axel Bomasch
Felix Aylmer
Dr. Fredericks
Wyndham Goldie
Dryton
Roland Culver
Roberts
Eliot Makeham
Schwab
Raymond Huntley
Kampenfeldt
Austin Trevor
Capt. Prada
Kenneth Kent
Controller
C. V. France
Admiral Hassinger
Frederick Valk
Gestapo Officer
Morland Graham
Teleferic Attendant
Adolf Hitler
Himself (archive footage)
David Horne
Czech Official (uncredited)
Wilfred Walter
Czech Official (uncredited)
Winifred Oughton
Martha (uncredited)
John Wengraf
KL Physician (uncredited)
Charles Oliver
KL Officer (uncredited)
Allan Jeayes
KL Prisoner (uncredited)
Albert Lieven
Paul - KL Guard (uncredited)
Wally Patch
Fisherman (uncredited)
Arthur Denton
Deckchair Attendant (uncredited)
Ian Fleming
British Official (uncredited)
Howard Marion-Crawford
Checkpoint Officer (uncredited)
Bryan Herbert
Train Inspector (uncredited)
Irene Handl
Stationmaster (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Train Steward (uncredited)
Edward Baxter
Unknown
Hugh Griffith
Unknown
Howard Lang
Unknown
Fletcher Lightfoot
Unknown
Jack May
Unknown
G.H. Mulcaster
Unknown
J.H. Roberts
Unknown
Billy Russell
Unknown
Torin Thatcher
Unknown
Pat Williams
Unknown
Crew
Carol Reed
Director
Sidney Gilliat
Screenplay
Frank Launder
Screenplay
Gordon Wellesley
Novel
R. E. Dearing
Editor
Otto Kanturek
Director of Photography
Edward Black
Producer
Roy Ward Baker
Second Unit Director
B. C. Sewell
Sound Supervisor
Sydney Wiles
Sound Recordist
Louis Levy
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Charles Williams
Music
Davis Boulton
Still Photographer
Maurice Ostrer
Production Manager
Alex Vetchinsky
Art Direction
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