“A French playboy gets serious when his country is threatened during World War II”
In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.
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Cast
47 people
Errol Flynn
Jean Picard
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Paul Lukas
Inspector Marcel Bonet
Known for
The Lady Vanishes
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Jean Sullivan
Marianne
Known for
Squirm
Lucile Watson
Mme. Maret
Known for
Waterloo Bridge
Song of the South
Dennis Hoey
Father Le Clerc
Known for
Terror by Night
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Albert Van Antwerp
Vitrac, member of underground
Also in
The Chechahcos
Just a Wife
Wallis Clark
Razeau, member of underground
Also in
Mutiny on the Bounty
Star Reporter
Victor Kilian
LaTour, member of underground
Known for
Only Angels Have Wings
The Ox-Bow Incident
James Flavin
Captain of Mobile Guard
Known for
King Kong
In Cold Blood
Douglass Dumbrille
Police Commissioner LaFarge
Known for
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
The Ten Commandments
Art Smith
The Warden
Sheldon Leonard
Henri Duval
Known for
To Have and Have Not
Guys and Dolls
Raoul Walsh Director · Max Brand Screenplay László Vadnay Screenplay
United States release April 7, 1944 · Produced in United States · Languages English, French, German
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German
Release dates
United States · April 7, 1944
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 22, 1944 · Theatrical
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