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Instructional military film that shows the many deceptive ways that Germans might extract valuable information from British prisoners-of-war.

Cast: John Mills, Anton Walbrook, Hugh Dempster, Halliwell Hobbes, Emrys Jones, more

Genres: War, Drama

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John Mills

Anton Walbrook

Hugh Dempster

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