06 Mar 1942
To Be or Not to Be
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.
The Adventures of Tartu
Stevenson, a British soldier fluent in Rumanian and German, goes undercover to sabotage a German poison-gas factory...
British Captain Terence Stevenson (Robert Donat) accepts an assignment even more dangerous than his everyday job of defusing unexploded bombs. Fluent in Romanian and German and having studied chemical engineering, he is parachuted into Romania to assume the identity of Captain Jan Tartu, a member of the fascist Iron Guard. He makes his way to Czechoslovakia to steal the formula of a new Nazi poison gas and sabotage the factory where it is being manufactured.
Top Billed Cast
Robert Donat Captain Terence Stevenson, aka Jan Tartu
Valerie Hobson Maruschuka Lanova
Walter Rilla Inspector Otto Vogel
Glynis Johns Paula Palacek
Phyllis Morris Anna Palacek
Martin Miller Doctor Novotny
Anthony Eustrel German MP Officar
Percy Walsh Dr. Willendorf
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