Overview:
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo and left for dead, Sir Robert makes his way back to England where he discovers the Gestapo has followed him. Knowing that his government would turn him over to German authorities, Sir Robert goes underground in his battle with his pursuers.| Status: | Released (1976-09-22) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Frederic Raphael, Geoffrey Household |
| Productions: | BBC |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Posters
Recommendations
Casts
- 11390: Peter O'Toole - Sir Robert Thorndyke
- 11282: John Standing - Major Quive-Smith
- 20394: Alastair Sim - The Earl
- 26157: Harold Pinter - Saul Abrahams
- 742: Michael Byrne - Interrogator
- 197986: Mark McManus - Vaner
- 177591: Ray Smith - Fisherman
Crews
- 33513: Clive Donner - Director - Directing
- 1004599: Dan Rae - Editor - Editing
- 88973: Geoffrey Household - Novel - Writing
- 5014: Frederic Raphael - Writer - Writing
- 55982: Mark Shivas - Producer - Production
- 16929: Christopher Gunning - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 473: Brian Tufano - Director of Photography - Camera
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Based on Geoffrey Household's rather far-fetched book, Peter O'Toole is British aristocrat "Sir Robert" who lays plan to assassinate Adolf Hitler before the start of WWII. After missing an open goal his plan goes awry, and after some fairly brutal torture at the hands of his captor M ....
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