The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Muriel BoxDirector
- Bridget BolandScreenplay
- Bernard KnowlesDirector
- John GreenwoodOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dennis PriceRidley
- Mai ZetterlingLily
- Richard AttenboroughJan
- Siobhán McKennaMarie
- Maxwell ReedPeter
- William HartnellBarnes
- Gerard HeinzProfessor
- Zena MarshallAnna
- Olaf PooleyMilosh
- Harcourt WilliamsPriest
- Philo HauserDraja
- Jill BalconRebecca
Themes
woman director