Now it can be told

United Kingdom, 1947

Film
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A dramatised account of the training of special agents in Britain and their subsequent work with the French resistance movement. Sabotage culminated on D Day in insurrections by thousands of armed patriots who helped to paralyse the enemy’s communications and hastened its defeat.

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Credits

production company

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Film Production Unit

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1947

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303883

Language

English

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Resistance movements, War

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - France

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Great Britain

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - France

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Espionage

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Internal security - Great Britain

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Spies

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Foreign relations

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

History → Great Britain - History - 20th century

History → History

History → War - Historical perspectives

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

TMDB-Movie

464080

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