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The Purple V (1943)

The Purple V poster
Directed by
George Sherman
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War Two, an American agent goes undercover in Nazi-occupied France to sabotage enemy operations. He works with local resistance fighters to thwart the German forces.

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What happens

The Purple V is a 1943 American war film directed by George Sherman and starring John Archer, Mary McLeod and Fritz Kortner. The Purple V marked German stage star Fritz Kortner's American film debut. Actors John Archer and Mary McLeod were borrowed from M-G-M for the production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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