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School for Danger (1947)

School for Danger poster
Directed by
Teddy Baird
Genre
spy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
U
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This docudrama follows real life World War Two agents who train and then deploy with the Special Operations Executive behind enemy lines. The film shows their preparation for dangerous missions.

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What happens

School for Danger (also known as Now It Can Be Told) is a 1947 British second feature ('B') docudrama film directed by Teddy Baird and starring real-life Special Operations Executive agents Captain Harry Rée and Jacqueline Nearne. It depicts the training and deployment of agents of the SOE during the Second World War. It was written by Baird and J. Woolaston. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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