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Freedom Radio (1941)

Freedom Radio poster
Directed by
Anthony Asquith
Genre
drama film, war film, propaganda film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A small group of Germans in the late 1930s secretly broadcasts anti-Nazi messages from a hidden radio station. They risk their lives to spread the truth and rally others against the totalitarian regime.

tensesomberurgentgrittysuspensefulpatrioticseriousclandestine

What happens

Freedom Radio (a.k.a. A Voice in the Night) is a 1941 British propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley and Derek Farr. It is set in Nazi Germany in the days leading up to the Second World War and concerns an underground German resistance group who run a radio station broadcasting against the totalitarian Third Reich. It was shot at Shepperton Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Sheriff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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