White Cradle Inn (1947)

Directed by

Harold French

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After World War II, a French refugee boy does not want to leave Switzerland to go back home. The people caring for him face a difficult choice about what is right for him.

slow-burntensemelancholicmoralearnestvisually scenicrestrainedserious

What happens

White Cradle Inn is a 1947 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Madeleine Carroll, Ian Hunter, and Michael Rennie. It was released as High Fury in the US; and filmed on location in Switzerland and at Shepperton Studios. In Switzerland after the Second World War, a French evacuee boy wants to stay there rather than return home, leading to a moral dilemma. It is the first film to feature the self-sacrifice of cutting a rope to save others attached. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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