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Tonight We Raid Calais

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A British commando is on a one-man raid to destroy a bomb factory in Nazi-occupied France. He must enlist the aid of French farmers to complete his mission.

Release Date : 1943-04-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Annabella

Character Name : Odette Bonnard

Original Name : Annabella

Gender : Female

John Sutton

Character Name : Geoffrey Carter

Original Name : John Sutton

Gender : Male

Lee J. Cobb

Character Name : Bonnard

Original Name : Lee J. Cobb

Gender : Male

Beulah Bondi

Character Name : Mme. Bonnard

Original Name : Beulah Bondi

Gender : Female

Blanche Yurka

Character Name : Widow Grelieu

Original Name : Blanche Yurka

Gender : Female

Howard Da Silva

Character Name : Sgt. Block

Original Name : Howard Da Silva

Gender : Male

Ann Codee

Character Name : Mme. Grandet

Original Name : Ann Codee

Gender : Female

Marcel Dalio

Character Name : Jaques Grandet

Original Name : Marcel Dalio

Gender : Male

Nigel De Brulier

Character Name : Danton (uncredited)

Original Name : Nigel De Brulier

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-30

John Brahm delivers a quickly paced and decently focussed tale of British commando "Carter" (John Sutton) who must make contact with the French resistance and arrange for them to help him target a vital Nazi munitions factory for RAF bombing. What now ensues is sometimes quite a potent look at just how the French were living under the rule of their conquerors. "Odette" (Annabella) and her father "Bonnard" (Lee J. Cobb) have him living with them, and must tread a very fine line between staying alive and keeping their family safe whilst helping the Briton ensure the destruction of the plant. Let's just say they don't agree on the best strategy and in desperation the jeopardy gets distinctly more real for "Carter"! Neither the writing nor the acting here is especially notable - indeed Cobb is a little fish-out-of-water, but the film itself manages to convey a degree of the menace lived under by those occupied families. It was made mid-war, so does have a certain propagandist function to it, but in the main this is quite a tautly directed wartime adventure with just a hint of a conscience.