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Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

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Thriller. While holidaying in the south of France prior to World War II, an Austrian medical student is wrongly accused of spying and must clear his name. Show more

Contributors

Peter Vadessy:
James Mason
Madame Suzanne Koche:
Lucie Mannheim
Monsieur Robert Duclos:
Raymond Lovell
Monsieur Michel Beghin:
Julien Mitchell
Monsieur Andre Roux:
Herbert Lom
Walter Vogel:
Martin Miller
Mary Skelton:
Clare Hamilton
Emil Schimler:
Frederick Valk
Major Chandon-Hartley:
Anthony Shaw
Warren Skelton:
Valentine Dyall
Odette Roux:
Patricia Medina
Henri Asticot:
David Ward
Director:
Lance Comfort
Director:
Max Greene
Producer:
Lance Comfort
Producer:
Max Greene

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Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Biography of British film pioneer William Friese-Greene, who designed and patented a working cinematic camera. His life was dogged by hardship and lack of recognition. Show more

Contributors

William Friese-Greene:
Robert Donat
Edith Friese-Greene:
Margaret Johnston
Helena Friese-Greene:
Maria Schell
Maurice Friese-Greene:
John Howard Davies
Lord Beaverbrook:
Robert Beatty
Arthur Collings:
Eric Portman
May Jones:
Glynis Johns
Platform Man:
Cecil Parker
Assistant in Laboratory:
David Tomlinson
Bank Manager:
Emlyn Williams
Hotel Receptionist:
Kay Walsh
Police Officer:
Laurence Olivier
Maida Vale Doctor:
Leo Genn
House Agent:
Marius Goring
Industry Man:
Peter Ustinov
Nursemaid:
Sheila Sim
Broker's Man:
Stanley Holloway
Miss Tagg:
Renee Asherson
Company Promoter:
Roland Culver
Ethel Friese-Greene:
Janette Scott
Cousin Alfred:
Bernard Miles
Mrs Claire:
Joyce Grenfell
Maurice Guttenberg:
Frederick Valk
Official Receiver:
Michael Hordern
Sergeant in Storeroom:
Sydney James
Doctor's Housekeeper:
Thora Hird
Recruiting Sergeant:
William Hartnell
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Googie Withers
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Richard Murdoch
Sitter in Bath Studio:
Sybil Thorndike
Mrs Stukely:
Joan Hickson
Industry Man:
Peter Jones
Director:
John Boulting