Contraband

Contraband (1940)

Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!

  • Genre: Thriller, War
  • Release Date: 1940-05-11
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 17 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 31min
  • Language: Dansk
  • Production Company: British National Films
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Michael Powell
star 6.9/10
From 17 Ratings

Summary

When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.

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  • Conrad Veidt

    as Capt. Andersen
  • Valerie Hobson

    as Mrs. Sorensen
  • Hay Petrie

    as Axel Skold
  • Joss Ambler

    as Lt. Cmdr. Ashton
  • Raymond Lovell

    as Van Dyne
  • Esmond Knight

    as Mr. Pidgeon
  • Charles Victor

    as Hendrick
  • Phoebe Kershaw

    as Miss Lang
  • Harold Warrender

    as Lt. Cmdr. Ellis
  • John Longden

    as Passport officer
  • Eric Maturin

    as Passport officer
  • Dennis Arundell

    as Lieman
  • Molly Hamley-Clifford

    as Baroness Hekla
  • Eric Berry

    as Mr. Abo
  • Paddy Browne

    as Singer in 'Regency'
  • Henry Wolston

    as First Danish Waiter
  • Julian Vedey

    as Second Danish Waiter
  • Sydney Moncton

    as Third Danish Waiter
  • Hamilton Keene

    as Fourth Danish Waiter
  • Leo Genn

    as First Brother Grimm
  • Stuart Latham

    as Second Brother Grimm
  • Peter Bull

    as Third Brother Grimm
  • Olga Edwardes

    as Mrs. Abo
  • Toni Gable

    as Miss Karoly
  • Desmond Jeans

    as First Karoly
  • Eric Hales

    as Second Karoly
  • J.P. Roberts

    as Hanson
  • Manning Whiley

    as Manager of 'Mousetrap'
  • Frank Allenby

    as
  • Patrick Barr

    as Undetermined Role (uncredited)
  • Esma Cannon

    as Erik Skold's Niece
  • Albert Chevalier

    as
  • Erik Chitty

    as Cloakroom Attendant (uncredited)
  • Mark Daly

    as Taxi Driver
  • John England

    as
  • Cameron Hall

    as Naval Officer
  • Haddon Mason

    as
  • Bernard Miles

    as Man Lighting Pipe
  • Milo O’Shea

    as Air Raid Warden
  • Nicholas Phipps

    as Man in Car
  • Johnnie Schofield

    as Waiter at the Cab Drivers Shelter
  • Michael Shepley

    as Man in Club
  • Torin Thatcher

    as Sailor
  • Townsend Whitling

    as
  • Ben Williams

    as Man Selling Torches
  • Duncan Ross

    as
  • Milo O’Shea

    as Air Raid Warden (uncredited)
Sound Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer
Editing John Seabourne Sr. Editor
Directing Michael Powell Director
Sound Muir Mathieson Music
Production John Corfield Producer
Sound John Greenwood Original Music Composer
Writing Michael Powell Scenario Writer
Writing Emeric Pressburger Writer
Writing Brock Williams Scenario Writer
Production Anthony Nelson Keys Production Manager
Sound Muir Mathieson Music Director
Production Roland Gillett Associate Producer
Art Alfred Junge Set Decoration
Camera Freddie Young Director of Photography
Sound C. C. Stevens Sound Recordist
Art Alfred Junge Production Design
Sound A.W. Watkins Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Rahvis Costume Designer

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