Highway to Battle is a 1961 British thriller film set just prior to the Second World War.
Synopsis
Before the Second World War, a Nazi party member starts to have misgivings about the Nazis' plans. He attempts to defect to England, but is chased by the Gestapo.
, 1h36 Directed byEric Till OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Crime, Romance ActorsDavid Hemmings, Samantha Eggar, Emlyn Williams, Phyllis Calvert, Ferdy Mayne, Francesca Annis Rating64% The film tells the story of a young woman, 26-year-old Deborah Dainton (Samantha Eggar), who has a limp as a result of suffering from polio. Her rigid and controlled life is transformed when she meets a handsome stranger called Leigh Hartley (David Hemmings) at a party. After developing a friendship, romance soon blossoms and for the very first time in her life Deborah feels happy.
, 1h21 Directed byJohn Gilling OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Crime ActorsScott Brady, Mary Castle, Ferdy Mayne, Michael Balfour, Colin Tapley, Ballard Berkeley Rating64% Le commandant d'un cargo americain, Gregor Stevens, se rend a Londres afin de retrouver son frere, Larry, disparu depuis plusieurs mois. Il apprend que Larry a ete arrete et condamne a mort pour le meurtre d'un homme. Persuade de son innocence, Gregor mene son enquete pour le sauver.
, 1h30 OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Thriller, Documentary, Spy, Crime ThemesSpy films, Political films ActorsBernard Lee, William Sylvester, Margaret Tyzack, David Kossoff, Thorley Walters, Philip Latham Rating65% A dissatisfied Navy clerk begins handling secret documents when he is approached by secret Czech intelligence to hand over documents to them. Although he is being blackmailed, he agrees to do so while also being paid for the information. He begins an affair with the secretary who also has access to greater secret documents. Together, the couple continue to procure information for Czech intelligence while getting paid. Soon, the British government gets wind of their betrayal.
, 1h10 Directed byWolf Rilla OriginUnited-kingdom GenresDrama, Crime ActorsSandra Dorne, Leslie Dwyer, Maxwell Reed, Ferdy Mayne, Hugh Pryse, Kenneth Connor Rating56% Randy mechanic Tom Price (Reed) lusts after seductive Marilyn (Dorne), the young wife of ill-tempered garage owner George Saunders (Dwyer). Assuming that Marilyn is fooling around with his employee, Saunders begins punching him out. Defending himself, Tom accidentally kills his boss. Marilyn helps him to cover up the crime, and together the two strike out to find a new life.