Desperate Journey

original title:
Desperate Journey
other titles:
(Sabotageauftrag Berlin)
country / year of production:
USA / 1942
original length:
107 min. , black/white
premiere:
25 September 1942
genre:
adventure
based on:
director:
Raoul Walsh
film script:
Arthur T. Horman
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cast (role):
Errol Flynn , Ronald Wilson Reagan , Nancy Coleman
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place during World War II and deals with a bomber of the Allies, that is shot down over German ground. An emergency landing saves the life of the allied soldiers, but they are taken as war prisoners. In prison secret documents get into the possession of the allied soldiers. They become abled to flee and carry the secret documents through Germany and the Netherlands to England.
keywords:
behind enemy lines , prisoners of war , sabotage , espionage , break-out , escape
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
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remarks:
Was nominated for an "Oscar" in 1943.
availability:
VHS