Highway to Battle

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Highway to Battle
"Highway to Battle" (1960).jpg
British theatrical poster
Directed by Ernest Morris
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Stephen Dade
Edited bySpencer Reeve
Music by Bill LeSage
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release date
  • May 1961 (1961-05)(UK)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Highway to Battle is a 1961 British second feature ('B') [1] thriller film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Gerard Heinz and Margaret Tyzack. [2] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.

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Plot

Before the Second World War, a Nazi party member starts to have misgivings about the Nazis' plans. He attempts to defect to England, but is chased by the Gestapo.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "A minor contribution to the current resurgence of films about the Nazi horror. But the plot, though completely superficial, is trimly tailored and does suggest a little of the pressure under which Germans of conscience laboured in the pre-war period. The climax, with Brauwitz's suicide and Gerda's volte-face, is hardly convincing. But Gerard Heinz and Margaret Tyzack do their best by the sketchily-written roles of Constantin and his wife. Nazi thuggery is kept down to a minimum and the direction has one or two telling moments." [3]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Highway to Battle". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Highway to Battle". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 28 (324): 81. 1 January 1961. ProQuest   1305822245.
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