A bunch of spies are parachuted into war-time Belgium in order to rescue a colleague. But one of them is a traitor. It's got a solid script by T.E.B. Clarke and a great cast which includes Simone Signoret, Jack Warner and Gordon Jackson but director Charles Crichton doesn't pull off a classic. Six brothers are accidentally enlisted in the Marines. Add in Britain's top comedy writers and director and you have a little piece of heaven for comedy film fans.
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Austin Trevor is Hercule Poirot investigating The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Interesting for Christie fans, but the novel's great coup can't be reproduced on screen. Script adapt . A tad Oirish but fun. Richard Harris' first film role.