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Danger Within
From Colin Lesslie Productions · British Lion Films
400 plan to escape - one plans to betray!
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Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.
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Directed by Don Chaffey
Richard ToddLieutenant Colonel David Baird
Bernard LeeLieutenant Colonel Huxley
Michael WildingMajor Charles Marquand
Richard AttenboroughCapt. 'Bunter' Phillips
Dennis PriceCapt. Rupert Callender
Donald HoustonCapt. Roger Byfold
William FranklynCapt. Tony Long
Vincent BallCapt. Pat Foster
Peter ArneCapitano Benucci
Peter JonesCapt. Alfred Piker
Ronnie StevensLt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'
Terence AlexanderLt. GibbsImages · 2
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John ChardMar 12, 2014
Four Hundred men and a Duck! Danger Within is directed by Don Chaffey and adapted to screenplay by Bryan Forbes and Frank Harvey from the novel “Death in Captivity” written by Michael Gilbert. It stars Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Michael Wilding, Richard Attenborough and Dennis Price. Music is by Francis Chagrin and cinematography by Arthur Grant. Northern Italy, 1943, a POW Camp. No matter how intricate the planning, how well executed, escape attempts are met… Read more
by tragedy as the sadistic camp commander is waiting to not only foil the escape, but to also kill the escapees in cold blood. It can mean only one thing, there’s an informer in the camp. Packed with British thespian talent giving good turns, Danger Within serves as both a POW escape drama and a war time mystery thriller. The mystery element is a little undone since the informer is revealed to us the audience at the midpoint, but from there on in the suspense is amped up by way of wondering if the rat will be found, and if the amazing grand escape planned at film’s end will succeed. With that, the second half of pic also serves as an escape procedural. Lots going on here, with plenty of slices of British humour into the bargain as well, while some of the dialogue is tough and the odd line is very much of its time; but in a good period setting way (for example; how wonderful to hear the word clot used as an insult again!). 8/10