Counterblast (film)
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Counterblast | |
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Directed by | Paul L. Stein |
Produced by | Louis H. Jackson |
Written by | Guy Morgan Jack Whittingham |
Starring | Robert Beatty Mervyn Johns Nova Pilbeam Margaretta Scott |
Music by | Hans May |
Cinematography | Moray Grant James Wilson |
Edited by | Joseph Sterling |
Production
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Distributed by | Pathé Pictures International |
Release dates
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1948 |
Running time
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99 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Counterblast is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Robert Beatty, Mervyn Johns and Nova Pilbeam.[1] It was made by British National Films at Elstree Studios.
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Plot
A Nazi scientist escapes from prison, murders a leading Professor and takes his place at a research laboratory where he experiments with biological warfare with which he intends to wage the next war against Britain.
Cast
- Robert Beatty – Doctor Paul Rankin
- Mervyn Johns – Doctor Bruckner
- Nova Pilbeam – Tracy Hart
- Margaretta Scott – Sister Johnson
- Sybille Binder – Martha Lert, Bruckner's housekeeper
- Marie Lohr – Mrs Coles
- Karel Stepanek – Professor Inman
- Alan Wheatley – M.W. Kennedy
- Gladys Henson – Mrs Plum
- John Salew – Padre Latham
- Anthony Eustrel – Doctor Richard Forrester
- Carl Jaffe – Heinz
- Ronald Adam – Colonel Ingram
- Martin Miller – Van Hessian
- Aubrey Mallalieu – Major Walsh
- Olive Sloane – Ingram's Housekeeper
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Counterblast at IMDb
- Counterblast is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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