Contraband

1940 | B/N | 92:00

The Danish captain of a cargo ship reluctantly stops at a British port to wait for customs clearance, but two of his passengers vanish with his shore passes. He soon finds himself enmeshed in a spy adventure that will turn his life upside down.

Country: Reino Unido
Direction: Powell; Michael
Script: Pressburger; Emeric, Powell; Michael , Williams; Brock
Production: Corfield; John, Gillett; Roland
Photography: Young; Freddie
Sound: Stevens; C.C., Watkins; A.W., Mitchell; John W.
Music: Mathelson; Muir
Cast:Veidt; Conrad, Hobson; Valerie, Petrie; Hay, Amber; Joss, Lovell; Raymond, Knight; Esmond, Victor; Charles, Kershaw; Phoebe, Warrender; Harold, Longden; John, Maturin; Eric
Art direction: Junge; Alfred
Participation year at FICM: 2024

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