Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German-occupied France. All All. Sign In. Drama Romance War. Director Hugo Fregonese. John Baines Rupert Croft-Cooke. See production info at IMDbPro. Photos 20 Add photo. Top cast 53 Edit. Stephen Boyd Dave. James Robertson Justice Dr. Kathleen Harrison Mme.
Tony Wright Jim. Anna Gaylor Lise. Eugene Deckers Emile Blanchard. Rosalie Crutchley Therese Blanchard. Katherine Kath Mme. James Kenney Eric Triebel. Martin Miller Heinrich Isadore Schlip. Anton Diffring Colonel Trautman. Denis Shaw Umschlag. George Coulouris Paul Bourdin. Marcello Pagliero Salvatore as Marcel Pagliero.
Gaylord Cavallaro Minor Role. Leonard Sachs German Officer. Peter Augustine Priest uncredited. Heather Bennett Minor Role uncredited. Hugo Fregonese. More like this. Storyline Edit. Did you know Edit. Trivia The character and murderous career of Dr. Martout was based on fact. The real doctor, very much as depicted in the film, was a Dr.
Petiot, who was tried and convicted of 26 murders, but suspected of over He was executed by guillotine. Goofs Despite being set in France circa , all of Anna Gaylor's costumes and hair styles are strictly User reviews 12 Review.
Featured review. One of the better films on WW2. Despite some negative reviews of this film I actually think this is one of the more enjoyable war films. It features a rare sinister role for the always excellent James Robertson Justice who plays Dr Martout, a real life mass murderer and Doctor who was hanged for his crimes.
