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Contraband

Contraband (1940)

Crime, Drama, Romantic, Thriller, War | UK

Director: Michael Powell

Talking Pictures TV | Tuesday 19 July 2022 | 15:00

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Tuesday 19 July 2022 15:00

Thursday 28 April 2022 14:25

Sunday 30 January 2022 08:55

Tuesday 28 September 2021 14:20

Saturday 24 July 2021 18:35

Rating: 6.9/10

SYNOPSIS

Danish freighter captain Andersen reluctantly puts into a British port to await Customs clearance, but two of his passengers disappear with his landing passes. Pursuing them, he catches up with one, Mrs Sorensen, only to find himself tangled up in a nightmare world of espionage.

Actors

Writer: Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell

Producer: John Corfield, Roland Gillett

RUNTIME: 80 min

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