Now It Can Be Told details
| Format: | PG DVD |
|---|---|
| Starring: | Edward Baird, Captain Harry Ree, Jacqueline Nearne |
| Director: | Edward Baird |
| Genres: | Documentary, Television - British, Comedy, Series/Miniseries |
| Studio: | SIMPLY MEDIA |
| Name | Discs | |
|---|---|---|
Now It Can Be Told |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 1 minute |
|---|---|
| Rental release: | 11 Jun 2007 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Secret Stars
By Projectionista (34 reviews) from Etchingham , 16 Jul 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
A film initially restricted to the forces but re-edited and released as a feature film in 1946 as 'School for Danger'. A docudrama style account of the work of British agents in France prior to D-Day. It includes details of their training, tactics and sabotage activities, the setting up of contacts and underground groups to harrass the German war effort and assist the Normandy landings.
What makes the film unusual is that the two principle characters are played by the real life agents, Capt Harry Ree and Jacqueline Nearne who replay their wartime exploits for the camera.
Whilst admiring their cool courage as well as that of their French counterparts, life in occupied France seems a little too relaxed in this account for anyone living under threat of imminent capture and no doubt torture. It obviously takes special kind of person to undertake this kind of work and these two were deservedly highly decorated for their services. The final scenes have the population of a village running to the aid of an aircraft stuck in the mud on a secret landing strip. Sufficiently entertaining for those who enjoy features from this period.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(1)Secret Stars
By Projectionista (34 reviews) from Etchingham , 16 Jul 2007[Highly rated reviewer]
A film initially restricted to the forces but re-edited and released as a feature film in 1946 as 'School for Danger'. A docudrama style account of the work of British agents in France prior to D-Day. It includes details of their training, tactics and sabotage activities, the setting up of contacts and underground groups to harrass the German war effort and assist the Normandy landings.
What makes the film unusual is that the two principle characters are played by the real life agents, Capt Harry Ree and Jacqueline Nearne who replay their wartime exploits for the camera.
Whilst admiring their cool courage as well as that of their French counterparts, life in occupied France seems a little too relaxed in this account for anyone living under threat of imminent capture and no doubt torture. It obviously takes special kind of person to undertake this kind of work and these two were deservedly highly decorated for their services. The final scenes have the population of a village running to the aid of an aircraft stuck in the mud on a secret landing strip. Sufficiently entertaining for those who enjoy features from this period.- Was this review helpful to you?
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