Contraband

"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!"

Nov 29 1940 Not Rated 1h 32m
Crime, Drama, Romance

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

Plot

This is the tale of life in a British port in the first year of World War II. Spies and smugglers abound in the blackout and unreal shore life of the "phoney war" (before the shooting started).

Written by

Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell, Brock Williams

Directed by

Michael Powell

Cast

Conrad Veidt, Valerie Hobson, Hay Petrie

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

British National Films

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,428
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA