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The Night of the Generals
An unusual World War II crime thriller about a Nazi investigation into the murder of a prostitute. Major Grau finds himself focusing on three suspects: the Generals Tanz, Kahlenberg and Seydlitz-Gabler – all three of whom, it seems, are also involved in a plot to kill Hitler
Anatole Litvak
Casts & Crew
Peter O'Toole
Omar Sharif
Tom Courtenay
Donald Pleasence
Joanna Pettet
Philippe Noiret
Charles Gray
Coral Browne
John Gregson
Nigel Stock
Juliette Gréco
Yves Brainville
Raymond Gérôme
Nicole Courcel
Véronique Vendell
Charles Millot
Patrick Allen
Gordon Jackson
Christopher Plummer
Sacha Pitoëff
Pierre Mondy
Eléonore Hirt
Jenny Orléans
Gérard Buhr
Michael Goodliffe
Howard Vernon
Harry Andrews
Stanisław Niwiński
Bogusz Bilewski
Jackie Blanchot
Guy Bonnafoux
Janusz Bukowski
Philippe Castelli
Adrien Cayla-Legrand
Jacques Chevalier
Georges Claisse
Henri Coutet
Damian Damięcki
Maciej Damięcki
Valentine Dyall
Robert Favart
Martine Ferrière
Wolf Frees
Stefan Friedmann
Alan Harris
Jan Kociniak
Roger Lumont
Gaston Meunier
Hans Meyer
Józef Nalberczak
Donald O'Brien
Jean Ozenne
Paul Pavel
Raymond Pierson
Maciej Rayzacher
Robert Rietti
Mac Ronay
Claude Salez
Jacques Seiler
Mieczysław Stoor
Sabine Sun
Maurice Teynac
Pierre Tornade
César Torres
François Valorbe
Hans Verner
Nicolas Vogel
Andrzej Zaorski
Also Directed by Anatole Litvak
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Leona Stevenson is confined to bed and uses her telephone to keep in contact with the outside world. One day she overhears a murder plot on the telephone and is desperate to find out who is the intended victim.
Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her he comes to believe she is really Anastasia. In the end the Empress must decide her claim.
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.
Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.
A French sleeping-car attending with an eye for the ladies hooks up with a wealthy widow and they get married. What he doesn't know is that she married him because she wants to stay in France. Complications ensue.
Your Job In Germany is a short film made for the United States War Department in 1945 just before Victory in Europe Day (VE). It was shown to US soldiers about to go on occupation duty in Germany. The film was made by the military film unit commanded by Frank Capra and was written by Theodor Geisel, better known by his pen name Dr. Seuss.
When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.