War ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1942 · 1h 27m

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France poster
Director
Charles Frend
Cast
Clifford Evans as Fred Carrick Constance Cummings as Anne Stafford Tommy Trinder as Tommy Hoskins Gordon Jackson as Alastair 'Jock' MacFarlan, 19th Fusillers Robert Morley as Mayor Coutare of Bivary Owen Reynolds as Collins, Burns & Fawcett Works Manager
Crew
Wilkie Cooper — Director of Photography Robert Hamer — Editor William Walton — Original Music Composer Leslie Arliss — Screenplay Angus MacPhail — Screenplay John Dighton — Screenplay
Synopsis

Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.

Mood & Themes
world war iibritish armyfrench resistanceair raidsoldiers
Key Collaborators
Charles Frend Director Wilkie Cooper Director of Photography Robert Hamer Editor William Walton Original Music Composer Leslie Arliss Screenplay Angus MacPhail Screenplay John Dighton Screenplay J. B. Priestley Story Michael Balcon Producer
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