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When a scientist threatens to detonate a powerful bomb in the heart of London, Scotland Yard has just seven days to find him before it is too late.When a scientist threatens to detonate a powerful bomb in the heart of London, Scotland Yard has just seven days to find him before it is too late.When a scientist threatens to detonate a powerful bomb in the heart of London, Scotland Yard has just seven days to find him before it is too late.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
André Morell
- Superintendent Folland
- (as Andre Morell)
Joss Ackland
- Station Policeman
- (uncredited)
Gerald Andersen
- Bit Part
- (uncredited)
Jean Anderson
- Mother at Train Station
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJames Bernard was most famous for composing the scores to numerous Hammer horrors, including Horror of Dracula (1958). Ironically, however, it was for this film that he won his only Oscar - as co-writer of the screenplay, not the music.
- GoofsFurther to the comment of "In 1950, a nuclear weapon would weigh at least six metric tonnes. It certainly would not fit into a small Gladstone bag as shown in this movie" - the word "nuclear" is never used in this film. It is clearly stated that it is a new secret weapon, a UR 12, which does fit into a small Gladstone bag. It isn't an atom bomb (the term used at that time).
- Quotes
Superintendent Folland: Repressing of fear is like trying to hold down the lid of a boiling kettle. Something's got to give eventually.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: 1950
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Peacemaker (1997)
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A great fifties thriller.
An absorbing tale, well-told.
The big picture - London being evacuated, Prime Ministerial meetings, military operations - are contrasted with the anti-hero's attempts to evade detection among the city's ordinary people. His encounters with a seedy land-lady (brilliantly played the late Joan Hickson), and a fading second-rate actress, are depicted in fine detail.
But the film never gets bogged down - whenever the pace threatens to slow-up the scene cuts to racing police cars, thundering army convoys, or shrieking steam trains.
Carefully photographed set-pieces, solid acting all round, and a tense climax. Top stuff.
The big picture - London being evacuated, Prime Ministerial meetings, military operations - are contrasted with the anti-hero's attempts to evade detection among the city's ordinary people. His encounters with a seedy land-lady (brilliantly played the late Joan Hickson), and a fading second-rate actress, are depicted in fine detail.
But the film never gets bogged down - whenever the pace threatens to slow-up the scene cuts to racing police cars, thundering army convoys, or shrieking steam trains.
Carefully photographed set-pieces, solid acting all round, and a tense climax. Top stuff.
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- RayB
- Nov 15, 1999
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- Also known as
- Eine Stadt hält den Atem an
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- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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