War ·Action ·Adventure · United Kingdom · 1930 · 1h 35m

The W Plan

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Director
Victor Saville
Cast
Brian Aherne as Col. Duncan Grant George Merritt as Ulrich Muller C.M. Hallard as Commander-in-Chief Frederick Lloyd as Col. Jervois B. Gregory as Flight Commander Mayne Mary Jerrold as Frau Muller
Crew
Freddie Young — Director of Photography Werner Brandes — Director of Photography René Guissart — Director of Photography Maclean Rogers — Editor John Reynders — Original Music Composer Miles Malleson — Writer
Synopsis

A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.

Key Collaborators
Victor Saville Director Freddie Young Director of Photography Werner Brandes Director of Photography René Guissart Director of Photography Maclean Rogers Editor John Reynders Original Music Composer Miles Malleson Writer Frank Launder Writer Victor Saville Writer Graham Seton Novel Victor Saville Producer
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