As the Germans drop explosive booby-traps on 1943 Britain, the embittered expert who'll have to disarm them fights a private battle with alcohol.
Directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
strong woman
bomb
self sacrifice
england
self-destruction
world war ii
alcoholism
alcoholic
roadside bomb
explosives expert
military weapons
booby trap
withdrawal
bomb squad
self-loathing
war effort
prosthetic leg
unexploded bomb
amputee
weapon testing
weapons of war
bomb making
war
romantic drama
hallucinations
guns and weapons
bomb disposal unit
disarming a bomb
supportive partner
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
David Farrar
Sammy Rice
Kathleen Byron
Susan
Jack Hawkins
R.B. Waring
Leslie Banks
Col. A. K. Holland
Michael Gough
Capt. Dick Stuart
Cyril Cusack
Cpl. Taylor
Milton Rosmer
Prof. Mair
Walter Fitzgerald
Brine
Emrys Jones
Joe
Michael Goodliffe
Till
Renée Asherson
A.T.S. corporal
Anthony Bushell
Col. Strang
Crew
Michael Powell
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Director
Emeric Pressburger
Writer
Michael Powell
Writer
Emeric Pressburger
Producer
Michael Powell
Producer
Hein Heckroth
Production Design
Anthony Bushell
Associate Producer
Freddie Francis
Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
Nick
3.8★ · 03/21/25
boring as hellll
light 5/10
boring as hellll
light 5/10
lik
7.1★ · 12/19/22
they don't make noses like david farrar anymore
they don't make noses like david farrar anymore
Tucker Clement
6.0★ · 07/15/21
It’s obvious the movie exists for that last bomb diffusion which is a great scene! He’s lost everything so he’s got nothing to lose in diffusing the bomb; he could die and it would still be a fitting end to his story so the tension is high!
also the argument where he called her a bitch and there was a bang to block it out was great. and the dream sequence with the whiskey bottle. ALSO the lighting on the faces was always fantastic.
It’s obvious the movie exists for that last bomb diffusion which is a great scene! He’s lost everything so he’s got nothing to lose in diffusing the bomb; he could die and it would still be a fitting end to his story so the tension is high!
also the argument where he called her a bitch and there was a bang to block it out was great. and the dream sequence with the whiskey bottle. ALSO the lighting on the faces was always fantastic.
