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The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France (1942)

Adventure, Drama, War | UK

Director: Charles Frend

London Live | Sunday, 16 July 2023 | 12:45

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Rating: 6.9/10

SYNOPSIS

A 1940s English factory foreman travels to France in order to engineer the smuggling of vital machinery out of the country before the invading Germans can get their hands on it.

Actors

Writer: J.B. Priestley, Angus MacPhail

Producer: Michael Balcon, Alberto Cavalcanti

RUNTIME: 87 min

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