The Foreman Went to France (1942)
- Directed by
- Charles Frend
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British engineer evacuates vital machinery from France before it falls to the Nazis. He and his helpers face obstacles as ordinary people swept into the war effort.
patrioticinspiringupbeatwartime-chaosearnestmatter-of-factfast-movingbiographical
What happens
The Foreman Went to France (released in the USA as Somewhere in France ) is a 1942 British Second World War war film starring Clifford Evans, Tommy Trinder, Constance Cummings and Gordon Jackson. It was based on the real-life wartime exploits of Welsh engineer and munitions worker Melbourne Johns, who rescued machinery used to make guns for Spitfires and Hurricanes. It was an Ealing Studios film made in 1941 with the support of the War Office and the Free French Forces. All of the 'heroes' are portrayed as ordinary people caught up in the war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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