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
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
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Foreign relations
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)