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Squadron Leader X (1943)

Squadron Leader X poster
Directed by
Lance Comfort
Genre
war film, spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British pilot goes undercover to infiltrate Nazi forces during World War Two. He takes on a false identity to gather intelligence and carry out dangerous missions behind enemy lines.

suspensefulpatriotictensedramaticwartimegrittysomber

What happens

Squadron Leader X is a 1943 British World War II spy drama directed by Lance Comfort and starring Eric Portman and Ann Dvorak. The screenplay by Miles Malleson and Wolfgang Wilhelm, adapted from a short story by Emeric Pressburger. The BFI National Archive considers the film "missing, believed lost". The archive contains script and stills, but no film or video materials. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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