School for Danger
Appearance
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Directed by | Teddy Baird |
Starring | Harry Rée Jacqueline Nearne Teddy Baird |
Narrated by | Harry Rée Jacqueline Nearne |
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Running time | 68 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
School for Danger (also known as Now It Can Be Told) is a 1947 British docudrama film directed by Teddy Baird depicting the training and deployment of agents of the Special Operations Executive during the Second World War. The film stars real-life SOE agents Captain Harry Rée and Jacqueline Nearne.
Plot
In 1943, "Captain Brown" and "Miss Williams" are recruited and trained to be secret agents (Miss Williams as Brown's wireless operator). They are then sent to German-occupied France, under the operational names "Felix" and "Cat", where they organise resistance, carrying out sabotage and helping airmen get back to the UK.
Main cast
- Captain Harry Rée as Captain Brown / "Felix"
- Jacqueline Nearne as Miss Williams / "Cat"