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Contraband
Stop that man and woman! His mission is deadlier than that of the enemy in the sky. Her beauty is a dangerous weapon of war!
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During early World War II, a Danish sea captain, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
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Directed by Michael Powell
Conrad Veidt
Valerie Hobson
Hay Petrie
Joss Ambler
Raymond Lovell
Esmond Knight
Charles Victor
Harold Warrender
John Longden
Eric MaturinVideos
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CinemaSerfJun 23, 2022
When Conrad Veidt's Danish freighter is routinely stopped by the Royal Navy in search of contraband; he is held over for 24 hours. He manages to get hold of two shore passes for himself and his first mate, but they are stolen and as he investigates, he encounters Valerie Hobson, the mysterious "Mrs. Sorensen" and soon is embroiled in a top secret Nazi espionage conspiracy. Just as with "the Spy in Black" (1939) the two stars gel well, Weidt has a sort of suave, debonair style… Read more
about him that complements his stylish co-star well and the writing gives ample opportunity for some humour as the gently suspenseful, if maybe just a tad too contrived, mystery moves along. Set at the start of WWII, the storyline lacks some of the more sinister aspects of later British-made war films, and much of the style and pace of the story still depicts an optimism that the conflict would be short-lived.