Assignment in Brittany

"Every second throbs with suspense and excitement!"

Mar 11 1943 Approved 1h 36m
Drama, War

A French Resistance fighter discovers he's a dead ringer for a Nazi official.

Plot

Pierre Metard (Jean Pierre Aumont), a French army captain, working with the British Commandos, is given the assignment to find a secret Nazi submarine base in Brittany. He assumes the identity of a dead French soldier, whom he resembles, since he thinks the base is near the soldier's village. He hopes the villagers will help him and hopes none of them will betray him. He finds a sweetheart, Anne Pinot (Susan Peters) and also a charmer, Elise (Signe Hasso), who, unknown to the villagers,is covertly working with the Nazis. After many narrow escapes , he finds the wall behind which the U-boats are hidden. The commandos make a brilliant raid and destroy the submarine base.

Written by

Anthony Veiller, William H. Wright, Howard Emmett Rogers

Directed by

Jack Conway

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
378
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA