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Danger Within is a British film of genre War directed by Don Chaffey released in USA on 17 january 1960 with Richard Todd

Danger Within (1959)

Danger Within
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Released in USA 17 january 1960
Length 1h41
Directed by
Genres War
Rating67% 3.389213.389213.389213.389213.38921

Danger Within is a 1959 British war film set in a prisoner of war camp in Northern Italy during the summer of 1943. A combination of POW escape drama and whodunnit, the movie is based upon the novel Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert, who had been a prisoner of war, held by the Italians.

Synopsis

A cleverly planned escape attempt, which seemed guaranteed to work, ends in disaster: the would-be escapee is caught and killed by sadistic Capitano Benucci (Peter Arne) within seconds of leaving the POW camp. This incident is witnessed by the other prisoners, who notice that Benucci seemed to be waiting for the escapee to arrive before shooting him dead in cold blood.

Actors

Richard Todd

(Lieutenant Colonel David Baird)Bernard Lee

(Lieutenant Colonel Huxley)Michael Wilding

(Captain 'Bunter' Phillips)Richard Attenborough

(Capt. 'Bunter' Phillips)Dennis Price

(Captain Rupert Callender)
And :
Donald Houston
William Leo Franklyn
Vincent Ball
Peter Arne
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