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.

Credits

production company

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Film Production Unit

Language

English

Duration

01:00:00:00

Colour

Black and White

ACMI Identifier

38618

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

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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