Thriller ·War · United Kingdom · 1940 · 1h 31m

Contraband

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Director

Cast

Conrad Veidt as Capt. Andersen Valerie Hobson as Mrs. Sorensen Hay Petrie as Axel Skold Joss Ambler as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton Raymond Lovell as Van Dyne Esmond Knight as Mr. Pidgeon

Crew

Freddie Young — Director of Photography John Seabourne Sr. — Editor Richard Addinsell — Original Music Composer John Greenwood — Original Music Composer Emeric Pressburger — Writer John Corfield — Producer

Tagline

Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!

Synopsis

During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.

Mood & Themes

smuggling (contraband)world war ii

Key Collaborators

Michael Powell Director Freddie Young Director of Photography John Seabourne Sr. Editor Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer John Greenwood Original Music Composer Emeric Pressburger Writer John Corfield Producer Alfred Junge Production Design

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