Uncertain Glory

"A French playboy gets serious when his country is threatened during World War II"

Apr 22 1944 Approved 1h 42m
Crime, Drama, Romance

In occupied France, a convicted thief and murderer escapes the guillotine when a bombing raid strikes the prison, but is quickly re-captured by the inspector of the Surete responsible for his original arrest. Fearing the guillotine more than his actual death, the convict inveigles the inspector to help him with a plan to rescue 100 Frenchmen taken by the Gestapo following an act of sabotage: he will confess to being the saboteur and allow himself to be executed by firing squad, the Gestapo's method of execution, thus freeing the 100 men.

Plot

During WWII, in France, Jean Picard is a criminal who is about to be executed via the guillotine, but an air raid interrupts it and allows him to escape. Inspector Bonet tracks him down and brings him back. But along the way, they hear that a railway bridge vital to the Germans has been destroyed, supposedly by allied agents. The Germans take 100 Frenchmen and are threatening to execute them unless the saboteurs come forward. Picard who would rather die at the hands of the firing squad as opposed to the guillotine, offers to go to the Germans and say that he is the saboteur. Bonet accepts and so they go the village near where the bridge was to learn all that they can so that Picard can convince the Germans that he is the saboteur. While there Picard, a womanizer, meets a young woman and falls in love with her.

Written by

László Vadnay, Max Brand, Joe May

Directed by

Raoul Walsh

Cast

Errol Flynn, Paul Lukas, Lucile Watson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
1,651
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
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