Cottage to Let (1941)

Directed by

Anthony Asquith

Genre

propaganda film, spy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

During World War Two, Nazi spies plot to kidnap an inventor at a remote Scottish cottage. A young evacuee gets tangled in the intrigue.

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What happens

Cottage to Let (also known as Bombsight Stolen) is a 1941 British spy thriller film directed by Anthony Asquith starring Leslie Banks, Alastair Sim and John Mills. It was written by J. O. C. Orton and Anatole de Grunwald based on the play of the same title by Geoffrey Kerr. Filmed during the Second World War and set in Scotland during the war, its plot concerns Nazi spies trying to kidnap an inventor. The film includes the first film appearance of George Cole, as a cocky young evacuee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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