Mission spéciale (1946) Directed by Maurice de Canonge
War / Drama / Thriller
aka: Special Mission
Film Synopsis
May 1940. Commissioner Chabrier, a National Security operative,
is about to capture a gang of spies who, under a cover of
respectability, have been supplying secrets to the German High
Command. One of the spies is Emmy de Wilder, the seemingly
blameless director of a hospital in Rouen. The debacle at Dunkirk
prevents Chabrier from fulfilling his mission but he refuses to admit
defeat. He heads for the southwest of France with his men,
determined to succeed...
Cast: Jany Holt (Emmy de Welder),
Pierre Renoir (Moravetz-Landberg), Jean Davy (Chabrier),
André Carnège (Le contrôleur général), Raymond Cordy (Mérignac), Marcel Delaître (Le colonel Kleider), Louis Florencie (Le chef de gare),
Alain Gilbert (Le tuberculeux),
Jérôme Goulven (Staub), Roger Karl (Poldermann-Roechel), Léo Lapara (Péroni), Jacques Roussel (Carlos),
Liliane Valais (Hélène de Moreuil),
Jean Yonnel (Sartène)
Country: France
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 90 min
Aka:Special Mission
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