Seven Days to Noon

"A Boulting Bros. Thriller With a Difference!"

Dec 18 1950 Not Rated 1h 34m
Drama, Thriller

When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in seven days unless the government begins nuclear disarmament. As Willingdon goes into hiding, Detective Folland of Scotland Yard sets out to find him. Willingdon's daughter Ann also joins the cause, hoping she can talk sense into her father before he causes a catastrophe.

Plot

An English scientist runs away from a research center with an atomic bomb. In a letter sent to the British Prime Minister he threatens to blow up the center of London if the Government don't announce the end of any research in this field within a week. Special agents from Scotland Yard try to stop him, with help from the scientist's assistant future son-in-law to find and stop the mad man.

Written by

Frank Harvey, Roy Boulting, Paul Dehn

Directed by

John Boulting, Roy Boulting

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

London Films Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Average Rating
7 out of 10
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